A striking photographic work by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, *Study for Mao* presents the iconic visage of Mao Zedong rendered through the artist's signature technique of recreating images from unconventional materials before photographing them. The gelatin silver print captures Muniz's meticulous process of constructing and deconstructing representation, blurring the boundaries between the original image and its reproduction. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work further asserts Muniz's hand in shaping how the image is perceived and contextualized.