Alma Haser

Alma Haser 

Alma uses a type of image manipulation technique in which she first takes same size photo portraits . She then takes a 3D origami image and places this on the 2D portrait (usually on the face) . Her final step is to then merge the two images into a final 2D portrait. 

I think that this idea is a great way of interpreting plastic surgery (title). I love the way the eyes appear out of the origami shapes and it sides that seem like there opening making it look like it is morphing in a new a new creation. I think this represents the change  in plastic surgery not only  in a physical but also in a emotional way through the eyes of the subject.  

web reference : http://www.haser.org/cosmicsurgery/
http://www.haser.org/about/

I love the amount of detail in this image , with the amount of layers that the origami and the circular shape causing a 3d effect that looks like the face is growing and coming towards you.
This I think is a great  way of creating a surreal look to an image.

Exhibition , Awards and books  

Exhibitions

2015    Cosmic Surgery, Fort Worth Contempoary Arts Gallery, Texas, October

2015    Cosmic Surgery, QSS Gallery, Belfast Photo Festival, Ireland, June

2015    Dear Sylvia, Australia Centre of Photography, Paddington, Australia, February

2014    Affordable Art Fair NYC, Eye Buy Art Gallery, New York, September

2014    Clerkenwell Design Week with Strange Beast, Breese Little Gallery, London, May

2014    A Year in Development, Four Corners Galler, London, April

2014    Flash Forward Festival, Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston, May

2014    uP, The Foundation [taf], Athens, Greece, March

2014    Cosmic Surgery, Queensland Centre for Photography, Australia, January

2013    Magenta Foundation, Photofusion, London, October

2013    Magenta Foundation Awards, Neubacher Shor Contemborary, Toronto, October

2012  Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, M Shed, Bristol, July

2012  MAKE/SHIFT, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, July

2012  Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, Novemeber

2012  f/22, PhotoIreland Festival, Dublin, Ireland, July

2012  Foto8 Summer Show, Foto8 Gallery, London, July 

2012  The London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, January

2011    Shut Up And Shoot, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA, July

2011    Guernsey Photography Festival, as part of Tim Andrews Portrait Project, June

2011    FotoMadrid, Madrid, Spain, May

2010    Head over Heals, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, March

Awards

2015    Honourable Mention, IPA Awards, 'Eureka Effect'

2015    Selected for Portrait Salon, 'Blue,' London

2015    First Prize, 'The Eureka Effect' PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris

2015    'Cosmic Surgery' Book Nominated for LUMA Dummy Book Awards Arles, France 

2014    Nominated as the 'One to Watch' 2014 by D&AD

2013    Selected for the International Photography Annual 2, Manifest

2013    Magenta Foundation 'Bright Spark' Award Winner

2013    Selected for the Art of Photography Show

2012    Nominated for the Terry O'Neil TAG Award

2012    Forth Prize Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Award

2012    Third Prize People Choice, Foto8 Summer Show

2011    Finalist for the One Life, Artists Wanted

2011    Selected for the Brighton Photo Fringe Open '11 Text Project

                     

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                                                                                     2015    Self-Published First Edition of 'Cosmic Surgery' (pop-up photo book, edition of 10)