Even when we perfunctorily see a few signs and signals of a given subject our brain is used to automatically ‘autocomplete’ and acknowledge the subject it seems to be. What happens, when we hide the needed amount of signs and signals? In my body of work “Surface” I try to pursue this idea on the nude female body. Usually it draws first and foremost sexual attraction, now the experiment of hiding and abstracting changes the focus on atmosphere and let result an aura of mysticism. Instead of “autocompletion” the images encourage guessing and imagination, far beyond the usual restricted focus.
