Camouflage portraits; Identity

Cecilia Pardes, in a stunning set of camouflage portraits, eliminates the boundary between the body and space. He paints his skin with an obsessive accuracy and is in the frame with fabrics or backgrounds; Until the eyes of the viewer find the eyes of him and the environment. Thus, he becomes a living part of the space in which it is located. The interaction of color, texture, and light creates a stunning illusion of disappearance and makes his presence at the same time hidden.

In these works, Pardes is not limited to the visual illusions. He depicts profound concepts such as immigration, relocation, cultural matching, and personal identity; Concepts that are rooted in his life experiences. The artist’s compositions with flowering, geometric or traditional roles often have a cultural and historical burden, and in their hearts narrates stories of personal belonging, transformation and redefinition.

His presence, sometimes lost among the lines and roles, is a symbol of the internal and external process of adaptation and effort to align without losing individual essence. In the absence of this, this presence is poeticly reminded of the audience that identity is not a static concept; Rather, like color on the canvas, it is constantly changing.

Pardes art invites the audience to contemplate; Reflection on how in a world full of patterns and structures, man strives to be both part of it and redefine himself. His works, ultimately, are not only camouflage, but also a deep search for visibility within the ignorance. (Visualflood)