Lying Objects: three plates

Three porcelain plates are arranged in a staged, doll-like tableau, their domestic familiarity rendered strange through Simmons' signature lens of artifice and constructed femininity. The work belongs to her celebrated *Lying Objects* series, in which everyday household items are photographed in theatrical, horizontal poses that blur the boundary between inanimate object and implied narrative. Published in an edition of 50 by Editions Illene Kurtz, New York, this set of prints continues Simmons' enduring investigation into consumer culture, desire, and the uncanny life of things.