Rita Lino, Replica / Special Edition archive Mat Maitland

Mat Maitland

“A Few Model Palm Trees” is a remake

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Rita Lino, Replica / Special Edition archive Mat MaitlandReplica suggest a new reading of the body and the model as a pure image, a pure tool, without referring to any representative identity, hereby ignoring todays contemporary society of what the self should be. Lino refers strongly to American mid century photographer William Mortensen, who states that a body is simply considered to be a machine that needs adjustments. According to Mortensen the body must be the basis, representation of personality and