John Stezaker: Marriage

Exploring the boundary between caricature and portraiture, John Stezaker's latest collages feature iconic screen personae from Hollywood's golden age, creating hybrid characters that challenge traditional photographic representation. This imaginative work plays with scale and viewer expectations, resulting in what Stezaker describes as an 'unholy marriage' of found materials. Accompanied by vibrant reproductions, Cecilia Järdemar's essay delves into the series' connections to Surrealism, the allure of the portraits, and themes of obsolescence.