Alex Kypris 

"Cult of Personality" explores how crucial are the hand gestures and the body language that people-symbols use to mesmerize the masses. In parallel, it explores the rot within cult-like charismatic leaders, and how positions of power can corrode a person to a persona.

 

 With the use of plexiglass layering and box-like framing, the collection highlights how the masses deify, sanctify and "celebrify" people-symbols by placing them in a display case.