In Uncanny Valley, footage of a plastic surgery procedure on an injured soldier is projected through a 3D-printed sculpture of the artists’ heads which sits inside a tank-like structure.

The works revolve around composite, reconstructed, and summoned images – referring simultaneously to the processes of plastic surgery, image manipulation, and hypnosis. The artists invite the audience to reflect on how we cope with violence and injury, and with loss and remembrance.

The project was underpinned by – and made use of materials from – archival research at the Wellcome Collection, BFI Library and Imperial War Museum; further developed through consultations with an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and collaboration with forensic pathologists.