Smeared States
Smeared States explores the mechanics of mimicry as the queering of the image and problematizes both the ideas of foreground and background, the illusion of depth and the glossiness of the surface. Mimicry is unpacked as a strategy of co-option, corruption and appropriation rather than mere surface camouflage. By deconstructing the act of mimicry through an excavation of facades and representations, the artists participating in Smeared States attempt to demonstrate that the outline of a so-called ‘natural’ identity or an existing depth is a mere fabrication. Website