Bart Hess previously worked with Lucy McRae and is very similar in the way that he perceives and manipulates the human body, playing with skin, textures and creating new mediums that are manipulated into "skin hybrids."
His work is really important in understanding skin as a medium in itself. To me, his work shows an extension of skin and the materials that he uses are a type of makeup for the body rather than costume. He is going to be really beneficial when looking at materials, touch and constriction. Constriction is the main feeling that I get from his images, which connects to the audience on the sort of emotional level that I am aiming to achive. I am going to do some tests with wax and water, to get a feel for engulfing the skin in foreign materials.
