Douglas Gordon. 100 Blind Star Series: Mirror Blind Greta, 2002. Photograph and archival museum board. Framed 26 x 24 (image 9 x 7) inches, (66 x 61 cm) © Douglas Gordon. Photograph by Robert McKeever, courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York.
Mirror Blind Greta is part of the series 100 Blind Stars which addresses the cult of the celebrity. The series consists of 100 publicity stills of ‘40s and ‘50s icons from Cary Grant and Kim Novak to Bette Davis and Elizabeth Taylor. The eyes have been cut out of each photo and replaced with a mirrored surface or black or white paper.
The resulting images are eerie. At first glance you recognise the person in the image as they are so familiar. However, the missing eyes suggest there is nothing more behind the image, the portrait is simply a mask, upon which we project our own desires.
Douglas Gordon interview at vonhundert.de
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