To gain a deeper and more satisfying understanding and insight into Destiny Deacons work, it is very important to have some understanding and knowledge of the socio/political issues that Deacon is expressing through her art. I think it is also useful to have access to informed analysis of Destiny Deacons images and ideas, because on a personal level, when first viewing her Photographs/prints, I did not understand the messages and ideas that Destiny was constructing, through her dioramas of dolls and domestic objects. However the emotional response that these images elicited, without my having any knowledgeable understanding of Deacons background or context, was of horrified fascination. I wondered, what is she saying to me? The images are like a still, fleeting moments in a long movie, you know there is more and that you will know the story if only you could see the rest of the movie. So in having that silent and still glimpse into something much bigger, felt unsettling and disturbing. I felt like a detective, trying to solve an impossible puzzle. I enjoy her eloquent riddles and feel very strongly that this is what good art is all about.
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