As in all her work, Sherman is both model and photographer, but in the mural, instead of using makeup or prosthetics to alter her appearance, she transformed her face via digital means. She exaggerated her features using Photoshop, elongating her nose, narrowing her eyes, or creating smaller lips. The statuesque characters sport an odd mix of costumes and are taken from everyday life—they are eccentrics that Sherman has elevated to larger-than-life status. Set against a decorative toile backdrop, her characters seem like protagonists from their own carnivalesque worlds, where fantasy and reality merge.
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