Sissi Farassat’s sequined pictures investigate and reflect essential aspects of perception and the aesthetics of the photographic image. She isolates the photographed subject, mostly a person but at times also objects, by covering the large surrounding surfaces around the figures with a semi-transparent, dazzling sequined carpet. Thus the context is eliminated and the subjects are captured in an abstract surrounding covering all references to time and space with a glamorous hand-embroidered texture. Moreover, Farassat makes reference to early icon painting, where genuine gold leaf was used to represent light in the background of these sacred images. Due to their abstract sequin surfaces, Farassat’s photographic works are with a spiritual aura placing them in the long tradition of iconic images.