Simulacre by Dhiren Dasu

Die-cut hardcover, 168 pages 11.8 in. x 11.8 in. 29.972 cm. x 29.972 cm. Foreword by Derek BoshierEssay by Bil BrownAfterword by Penny Slinger Simulacre is an Augmented Reality (AR) enabled book. Additional digital content can be unlocked by installing the Hoverlay AR app on your mobile device.  +++ As with most work that explores new territory, Simulacre challenges the viewer to re-examine how they perceive photography, construction, and digital art. It forms its own unique genre and has the aesthetic and attention to detail necessary to ensure its recognition and longevity as a masterful work. Dasu’s poetic commentaries serve to reinforce the sharpness of his critical eye and judgment, as well as adding dimensions to the appreciation of the work, dimensions which are related both to personal experience and finely honed observation. Humor blends with satire as he reconstructs elements of a man-made world to reflect what lies beneath and within these structures, skillfully bringing se