It’s no secret that the rise of the digital age has fundamentally adjusted traditional notions of who we are and how we wish to be perceived. We carefully curate our photos, choose our words and play with our history until it’s a more successful depiction of the self we want others to see. While the trend has been duly noted and analyzed in a variety of media, Doppelganger looks at the current trends in the depiction of human beings in art and design.

In the images and sculptures today, personal identities are being intensified, altered or created through the use of techniques such as deformation and construction and deconstruction as well as the obliteration of classical proportions, visual traditions and what is generally considered beautiful and fashionable. Each of Doppelganger’s seven chapters explores a different creative approach: Embody, Dissolve, Appeal, Reshape, Perform, Deform, and Escape. A compelling collection of groundbreaking permutations of the human form, this book is an eye-catching pick for your bookshelf.