in 404: Justice not found, the artist employs a combination of collage and redaction to create a provocative image that reflects the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking scandal. Using a variety of magazine images, including one of an artwork featured at the Jacob Epstein exhibition in Coventry, the artist digitally manipulates these elements to produce a new narrative that addresses themes of power, exploitation, and corruption.
The artist selects images that resemble bodies, emphasizing the human aspect of the scandal, and through digital manipulation, distorts and fragments the figures, representing the disintegration of innocence and agency. The use of collage allows for a visual layering of individuals' identities, underscoring the complexity and the faceless nature of the victims involved in the trafficking network.
The overlay of redacted text, alongside the body imagery, further critiques the systemic silence and cover-up surrounding the scandal. By melding these elements, the artist forces a confrontation with the uncomfortable truths of exploitation while drawing attention to the complicit structures of power that shield perpetrators from accountability.
This work becomes a visceral commentary on how violence and manipulation are often hidden beneath layers of influence, reflected both in the physicality of the bodies and in the redacted words that obscure the full scope of the scandal.