Recontextualisation and the New Women through Hoch’s “Monument”

Hannah Hoch’s ‘Monument’ is a photomontage of what can be assumed as a feminine subject. She is made of many different recontextualised pieces: the head as a mask from Gabon, body as a Theban Goddess, left leg as an unknown arm and right leg from an image of Lilian Harvey. Each individual object forming this…

Advertising: Identity + Representation

Summary of my learning: analysing the text: Through satirical inversion surrounding the dominating nature of men in relationships, the text undermines the predatory aspect of their masculine character. The sardonic text emphasises the fetishisation of women in power drawing attention to the contrast of the woman in heels to the original man in work shoes….

My favourite books and what it means about me

  It is difficult to say what my favourite book has been over the course of my life, but there have been a few influential ones even if they weren’t particularly well written. The first being the series, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”, was extremely important to me as an Asian American. From…