MC de Waal

Born 1962, The Netherlands

Using the body as a means of expression was taught to MC de Waal by years of modelling. She now uses this experience for her art. She tries to make people rethink their opinions, to make them less quick to judge, by pushing the boundaries of self-alteration. Using the relative accessibility of fashion imagery, she lures her public into understanding her artistic statement. But her images are only part of her performances. Giving staged interviews, submitting fake magazine articles and providing digitally edited proof of her physical mutations are all part of her mission. A mission undertaken to find out what constitutes a human identity. Often, her activities have been associated with the concept of cyborgs - the constructable man.