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Artworks
Anthony Stevens British, b. 1978
Djinn (Smoke & Mirrors), 2018Hand embroidery, marker pen, acrylic and mixed textiles62 x 64 cmCopyright The ArtistFurther images
'The Djinn, or genie, are said to be entities created from smokeless fire, they have the ability to shape shift and present themselves in any manner of ways, sometimes to..."The Djinn, or genie, are said to be entities created from smokeless fire, they have the ability to shape shift and present themselves in any manner of ways, sometimes to benefit and sometimes to deceive. When thinking about this, I couldn’t help but make comparisons to the shapeshifting modalities of social media. How something can be tweaked and changed to present in a certain way, to manipulate the viewer and how in turn, we can manipulate and edit our own environments and experiences by choosing what we wish to see and hear whilst being endlessly plugged in to our devices. We can tune out that which we find challenging or displeasing and find something else that we feel reflects us in a better light or makes us feel more at ease. We can live in an echo chamber surrounded by our own reflections.
Maybe that makes the Djinn more flesh and blood than smokeless fire?" Anthony Stevens
