Deformed Faces

German based artist Annegret Soltau creates a reflection on identity through her work by collaging and manipulating photographs of her self. Throughout her work in the series Selbst (self) she uses black thread by tying it around her face to deform her facial features then photographs herself. With the outcome of the photo she would then stitch over it to create a filigree of threads over her face.










































Another interesting series of work by Solatau is the series Mutter-Glück (Motherhood) which involves photographs of a mother with her daughter and son. This is another collection of work which is based on manipulating and sewing over the tops of photographs to create a deformed face. 







Here's a few more from various series of work by Annegret Soltau...