

Hugo Lami Portugal, b. 1994
Incognito Profile, 2021
Oil on canvas.
200 x 150 cm
78 3/4 x 59 1/8 in
78 3/4 x 59 1/8 in
Coined by Jean Baudrillard, the term hyperreality refers to an image or simulation or aggregate of images and simulations that either distorts the reality it purports to depict or that...
Coined by Jean Baudrillard, the term hyperreality refers to an image or simulation or aggregate of images and simulations that either distorts the reality it purports to depict or that does not actually depict anything that exists in real terms, but which nevertheless represents reality.
The painting Incognito Profile speaks to the fact that in the digital world we can be whoever we want to be, we are not bound by form, gender, or race. At the same time, the real and the fake begin to mix, and as our differences become hidden or disappear, so does our identity.
The painting Incognito Profile speaks to the fact that in the digital world we can be whoever we want to be, we are not bound by form, gender, or race. At the same time, the real and the fake begin to mix, and as our differences become hidden or disappear, so does our identity.