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Luke Laffan: Artist
Although the science of phrenology has been discredited, more than ever, people are judged by their appearance. By selecting this arcane branch of inquiry Luffan suggests that scientific theory not only evolves in response to new discoveries, but that society is inclined to seek knowledge that justifies the prevailing social paradigm. Just as phrenology was used to identify racial and social types to accord with theories of social Darwinism, today geneticists are classifying DNA sequences so that new forms of selection and exclusion can be exercised. Luffan's humorous photographic nose index focuses on the facial feature that is most often altered with cosmtic surgery. Beauty is today a valid and sought after form of social capital, but Luffan challenges the viewer to interrogate their own responses to physical appearance.
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- Luke Laffan
- Email: llaffan2000@yahoo.com
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