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Divine Melt, Gloss paint and gold leaf on MDF, 40cm x 32cmKonstantina Kapanidou explores ways of depicting female identity and gathers fragmented elements that constitute the female self. Deconstructing partly or fully images of contemporary female idols, her art revisits afresh the over sexualised depiction of femininity and questions our preconceptions of either appreciation or condemnation. For the last couple of years she has been using elements of her Greek heritage in a dislocated manner, creating intriguing parallels with the dislocated representation of the female. In her recent work she incorporates elements and symbols from religious imagery whilst mocking the idea of divine beauty.