cosmic surgery...

I adore the photographic work of Alma Haser.

Born in 1989 into an artistic family in the Black Forest, Germany, she is now based in London and on the southeast coast. She is known for her complex and meticulously constructed portraiture, which are influenced by her creativity and her background in fine art. Alma creates striking work that catches the eye and captivates the mind.

Expanding the dimensions of traditional portrait photography, Alma takes her photographs further by using inventive paper-folding techniques, collage and mixed media to create layers of intrigue around her subjects; manipulating her portraits into futuristic paper sculptures and blurring the distinctions between two-dimensional and three-dimensional imagery.

Alma has won many awards for her work, including Magenta Foundation's Bright Spark Award in 2013 for her Cosmic Surgery series (also the basis of a successful self-published book project).

Her captivating editorial work below gives me a real ‘old masters portrait’ feeling.

Talking of cosmic surgery. I think I am going to ask Queen Michelle to perform some cosmic and cosmetic surgery on this painting below from my Mum and Dads house. It’s supposed to me but I’ve always struggled to see the likeness. It will feel slightly narcissistic to have a portrait of myself in my living room so I’m going to ask her to give it a new lease of life. Fingers crossed she agrees to try.

Queen Marie

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