Cut Me Up Issue 9: Scars and All, curated by Laurent Seljan, is a selection of 18 self-portraits that use assembling methods—tape, thread, glue, staples and pins—as expressive elements to describe each artist’s personal psychology.
Collage is the French word for “gluing.” Although glue is a means of attachment in most forms of collage, it is often hidden, creating a surreal quality. Collage can also be a metaphor for how we piece together the fragments of our lives. In our attempts to create a seamless, cohesive self, we may repress difficult emotions or conceal our flaws to create a smooth, presentable surface. But what is the real self beneath?
The artists in Cut Me Up Issue 9: Scars and All excavate the underlying structures of their own minds, and of their collage works. They expose the inner workings and how things are held together. In the process, they reveal their personal strengths and vulnerabilities—who they really are.
Featured in Cut Me Up Magazine Summer 2022
