Cosmic Suregery
Inspired by notions of surveillance and the increasing prevalence of beauty treatments, ‘Cosmic Surgery’ is imagined as a medical procedure that the public can undergo in the not so distant future. Whether to obscure one's identity from Big Brother’s watchful eye, or simply to enhance a favourite feature, Haser’s futuristic beings are at once farcical yet scarily plausible.
Each work becomes a kaleidoscope of facial features and curious shapes both unsettling yet compelling in their intricateness and construction. Facial features are multiplied and distorted calling to mind cubist and surrealist imagery. In concealing details from the viewer Haser’s portraits intrigue and hint towards hidden narratives while allowing the viewer’s imagination free rein. Equally, the work could be read as a dialogue between the interior and exterior worlds of the individual. Haser’s imagery suggests how the fragmentary and intangible sensations which make up our psyches — thoughts, emotions, fears and hopes — might look if they were given a solid form.
Inspired by notions of surveillance and the increasing prevalence of beauty treatments, ‘Cosmic Surgery’ is imagined as a medical procedure that the public can undergo in the not so distant future. Whether to obscure one's identity from Big Brother’s watchful eye, or simply to enhance a favourite feature, Haser’s futuristic beings are at once farcical yet scarily plausible.
Each work becomes a kaleidoscope of facial features and curious shapes both unsettling yet compelling in their intricateness and construction. Facial features are multiplied and distorted calling to mind cubist and surrealist imagery. In concealing details from the viewer Haser’s portraits intrigue and hint towards hidden narratives while allowing the viewer’s imagination free rein. Equally, the work could be read as a dialogue between the interior and exterior worlds of the individual. Haser’s imagery suggests how the fragmentary and intangible sensations which make up our psyches — thoughts, emotions, fears and hopes — might look if they were given a solid form.