MEMOJI

Who are we?

Memoji, 2021-2022
Oil paint, acrylic, carbon fibre, aluminium and stainless steel
Unique work
H90 x W70 x D40cm
© Mark Humphrey

“MEMOJI USES ‘ME’ AND ‘EMOJI’ – A SELF-PORTRAIT INSPIRED BY THE DIGITAL ICONS THROUGH WHICH WE INCREASINGLY COMMUNICATE, EXPRESS OURSELVES AND PRESENT OUR ONLINE IDENTITY. SUSPENDED IN MID-AIR AND MADE FROM INTERCONNECTED PARTS, THE FACE CAN BE VIEWED FROM ALL SIDES.

THE STRUCTURE IS ASSEMBLED PIECE BY PIECE, BOLT BY BOLT, SIMILAR TO HOW WE BUILD OUR PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL PERSONAS. THE CROSS FORMS BOTH A BACKBONE AND A SYMBOL OF FAITH, INTRODUCING A SENSE OF STRENGTH, BELIEF AND PRESENCE; YET, BEHIND THE EYES, THERE IS NOTHING. COMPONENT BY COMPONENT, WE CONSTRUCT OUR IMAGE UNTIL OUR IMAGE CONSTRUCTS US.”

Mark Humphrey