August 2024

From digital artists to photographers, body sculpturists and hair stylists to makeup and nail artists, in our Highlight series we profile the creatives tearing up the rule book of their respective industries. “It’s a tragedy that our selves should be defined by our bodies, limited by our abilities, and that our bodies will ultimately kill us,” says LA-based artist Sarah Sitkin. Working with quite a lot of different materials including silicone clay, resin and latex, Sitkin’s sculptures offer visceral depictions of the human figure, often distorted into grotesque and nightmare-ish forms. For her latest show Bodysuits, which opened at LA’s Superchief Gallery earlier this yr, Sitkin created hyper-realistic simulated-skin suits. Molded from the naked bodies of real people, who she found through an Instagram open-call,...