The Kiss II
Video, 2023
About the artwork
The Kiss II is a whimsical continuation of the kiss series, featuring a 20-second video where lovers engage in a comical yet impassioned embrace. The sounds of exaggerated kisses accompany the caricatured expressions of the faces, creating a humorous yet affectionate portrayal of intimacy.
Audio explanation
Listen to Alsoguppyme discuss this work.
Alsoguppyme makes surreal images out of the ordinary, twisting them until they feel both funny and unsettling. Midlife shifts leak into the work — the cracks, the restlessness, the changes you don’t quite have words for. She follows those glitches as they turn into strange reflections of daily life.