2018-ongoing
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A vaguely familiar portrait
Every time I work on a
portrait (a task that can take up to several months), the face of whoever I am
working on goes through different stages during which it bears resemblance to
different people —this happens without any conscious purpose—. For instance, if
I am working on a self-portrait, no matter how many mirrors and photos I may use
as reference; the faces of my mother, my sister and my daughter will eventually
show up. If I am making a portrait of my sister, it will be my mother, my
brother, my daughter and myself who will alternate. If I try to do a portrait
of my daughter, I will also be portraying myself and my husband. When lunging on the
portrait of my husband, his father, my grandfather and a gnome will appear in
due course. And while doing a portrait of my father-in-law, my daughter and my
husband will arise again —but then it is the gnome who will prevail.
