Portraits of the self and fingerprints

Portraits of the Self & Fingerprints is a visual study of identity and how the face, the line, and the mark carry meaning. Through portraiture and pattern, Carlos Simpson explores the tension between what we show and what we conceal, and how a single trace can feel both personal and universal.

This book moves between image and reflection. It treats the fingerprint as a symbol of presence and the portrait as a site of interpretation where perception, memory, and emotion sit inside form.

For readers interested in contemporary art, visual language, and the psychology of the self, this is a focused collection of work on mark-making and recognition.