Mad Dame Gallery

Suburban Mayhem

The Project strives to present unique realistic suburban and family setting, using the technical knowledge and large scale production.
The concept developed from a point of impact, into a constructed candid moment, using commonly known events such as Christmas and a Wedding. Using these events give the audience something to relate to, with a sense of familiarity and knowing what to expect. Although the work presented exposes the unexpected and the most unlikely of situations.

Totus Fractus Recreatur

"In order to recreate yourself, you have to fall apart."
Wonder Woman is an iconic figure known for her personal strength, will power and confidence to handle any situation.
The work depicts part of her personal discovery. When things don't come together as planned. It is not until you have hit rock bottom, you are able to pull yourself out to demand a positive and influential change.
Using the iconic representation of Wonder Woman shows that not every successful person has always had it together.
- Set Creation & Design, Make up & Styling by Jessica Illichmann

Nude Dead Women 2008

The work depicts the vulnerability of women through the use of nudity, and murder.
The presence of nudity in the work confirms the subjects sexuality, vulnerable to abuse of their role in the life cycle as procreators, the work produces a true confronting reality.
The work explores the women’s vulnerability as sexual objects until discarded through murder.
The work constructs a scene that can be based upon reality and fantasy, it invites the viewer to question and explore the possibilities of the narrative.

I Will Become the Perfect Mother 2008

The work observes women, wives, mothers, in confronting scenarios based upon real life murders.
As viewers, we find it hard to accept and understand that ordinary women, with non violent histories, can be driven to believe that there is no other solution to their problems than to kill and destroy the life of others, in order to gain what they believe is the only answer to their own needs and desire for perfection.
The photographs are created with a voyeuristic insight to the private moment between the narcissistic woman and her victims. It is a beautiful moment of psychotic bliss as the cold and calculating woman feels she has gained perfection in her self absorbed fantasy world.

Body as a Canvas 2008

Using the human body as an empty canvas and building around it, creating new skins, using the nude or partically nude body as the main medium.
Concentrating on details of make up, hair styling, body painting, costume, exuberant locations, scene/settings, atmosphere and expression.

Welcome to Wifedom 2007

The Work surrounds the dilapidated idea of marriage in modern society, the distant, effortless and broken relationship between the husband and wife. Explores the next level of progress in the married relationship, each individual role of the family.
Dumped furniture, a construction site, and a demolished house, are all continuously being reconstructed and torn apart. These locations are a major part of the image's story, the family has work to build upon the roles and relationships of each member, they are continuing their dysfunctional behaviors and deconstructing the roles and relationship within the family.

Unconscious Dreams Faces 2007

I like to think that the dreams are confrontation of the truth or memories long passed. These works are characters that represent the confrontation of truth that appears in the dreams.

Deliberately eliminateng any significance of time, no specific era, space or location. The characters are not identified as normal human beings or there be any insight into their personality. A new or different 'skin' to displace and objectify the characters.
All make up, hair, styling, body/face paint is created by myself.