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Catch-22: Joseph Heller

Catch-22: Joseph Heller

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Having experienced a Yosarian-like situation one year, I had been puzzling how to depict Joseph Heller, the genius behind Catch-22 trapped in his very own logical conundrum.

This is my solution – a two way image that can be viewed from two perspectives. If you turn it upside down you will see the image below. A sorrowful acceptance of defeat in the face of obscure reasoning. If you look at the view at the top of the page, the image is raging against the lunacy of the system. For Catch-22 is indeed a type rational madness. A logic trap from which you may never escape. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

I have used the number 2 flipped on top of its head to create the nose of the profile for each image to emphasise my point. Everything is connected. And all the while, because this is painted on mirror, we see ourselves drifting in and out of our personal Catch-22s.

The original artwork has found a happy home, however, an archival quality unframed giclee print with white border is available. You can view this image either way up - two images for one! 

Due to the limitations of photography and digital inaccuracy, some colours may appear slightly different in the original.

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