Patient No. 1 HD (Lottie), 2016

Cosmic surgery (2014-2017) is imagined as a medical procedure that people can choose in the not so distant future for aesthetic enhancement, mood alteration, and to thwart increasingly pervasive methods of surveillance. Combining photography with collage and origami, Haser's playfully odd portraits consider the link between identity and image in a culture of visual bombardment. She suggests a fundamental shift in the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, picturing the possibility of a trans-humanist future.

Cosmic Surgery has three components: 2D portraits, 3D portraits, and free standing paper sculptures. All editions are priced in tiers, increasing as they sell out. Prices for 3D portraits (denoted by “HD”) include finishing.

Digital pigment print affixed with a folded digital pigment print sculpture in a plexiglass box

Image size: 30 x 30 cm (approx. 12 x 12 inches)

Finished size: 30 x 30 x 10 cm (approx. 12 x 12 x 4 inches)

Edition of 5, plus 2 artist proofs

This limited edition piece is produced with archival pigments on fine art textured paper (Somerset Photo Fine Art, Hahnemühle Museum Etching). It includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed and numbered by the artist.

Pieces from the 3D (HD) series are mounted to a 4-ply backing and encased in a clear UV plexiglass box with white 6mm MDF sides. Prices include this finishing.

Turnaround times for pieces from the Cosmic Surgery series are generally 6-8 weeks, unless they are presently in our inventory.

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