Fetish 2006

Fake fur & latex · 2000 × 1500 mm

Fetish — Celia de Villiers
The installation — a bed-like mound draped in red fake fur, in the corner of the gallery.

Exhibited in LiveWire (2006)

The props of adornment and masquerade perform the fears, hopes and mysteries of the body.Celia de Villiers

One of the red works in LiveWire (2006), where the props of physical adornment and masquerade perform the fears, hopes and mysteries of the body. Its tactile, sensual surfaces invite touch, while its hybrid forms lend an aversive attraction — the sublime of ‘delightful horror’.

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