This series features isolated domestic sofas rendered in heavy, muted color schemes. By focusing on personal objects left behind on the seats—such as phones or tissues—the paintings function as indirect portraits of absent occupants belonging to various social typologies.
Surrogate portrait, 2012 – Oil on canvas, 74×120 cmSurrogate portrait, 2013 – Oil on canvas, 74×120 cmSurrogate portrait, 2013 – Oil on cardboard, 70×100 cmSurrogate portrait, 2012 – Oil on canvas, 74×120 cmSurrogate portrait, 2013 – Oil on canvas, 74×120 cmSurrogate portrait, 2013 – Oil on canvas, 74×120 cm