Rerun: The Relation Between A Symbol And A Symptom

"The symbol, ordinarily made to be understood, becomes symptom the moment it displaces itself and loses its primary identity, when its proliferation suffocates its signification".
                Freud, 1916

A common tool of advertising, repetition is known to be effective and persuasive. The eleven artists presented here explore the point where repetition looses its persuasive power and becomes decorative and pleasing as it does in the tradition of wallpaper.

Their works are created from pre-existing media derived imagery, taken and multiplied further. All are achieved through the printmaking process, traditionally associated with multiplication thus reinforcing the focus on repetition.