Portraits of MILL(i)ARdesimi (2000) – Identity and Multiplicity

In this project, Beatriz Millar uses plywood to reinterpret photographic portraits of both well-known and ordinary individuals, positioning them without hierarchical distinction. Each face is treated as a component within a shared human framework.

The title incorporates the artist’s own name—MILLAR—embedded within the term, emphasizing her inclusion within the multiplicity represented.

In her self-portrait, Millar presents nine images combined within a single composition, articulating identity as plural rather than singular. The project proposes a collective structure in which individuality is preserved while situated within a broader relational context.