Erika Iris Simmonss incredible portraits made from cassette tape and film reels werefeatured in Amusing Planet in the past.

Most of my pieces become portraits of people associated with the item Ive chosen.

I dont really add any paint or pigments…

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I usually just take things apart and re-arrange them in weird ways, cutting away pieces when necessary.

The Ghost in the Machine series was inspired by some strange ideas.

How at one level we are cellular beings and another we are a single self.

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The single cassette tape I thought of as representing the mind.

The tape ribbon represents our thoughts, the data within.

Do checkout herprevious works.

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