Most of my jigsaws are the same pose, reversed. In this instance, I’ve used two separate images taken in the same location, again with pieces swapped between the two to censor the original shots.
Jigsaw
Each of my jigsaws is a combination of two images, which have been cut to an identical pattern. By swapping pieces between the two, the pictures become physically encrypted and, as a result, effectively censored, even though all of the constituent parts of the original pictures remain in place.
The two images could be returned to their original, “exposed” form by swapping the pieces back. For this reason, the jigsaws are designed to be separated so that while each contains a complete image, it can never be decoded. No complete jigsaw pair should ever be owned by one person.
Jigsaw Andy
Two jigsaws of the same model in identical poses. In one, he is clothed; in the other, nude. The two jigsaws have been combined to make a single image.
Jigsaw man
A single pose, used to create two wooden jigsaws. The pose is flipped so the pieces can be switched between the two jigsaws to effectively censor the image without removing any of the detail.
Bathroom
A male model posing in the bathroom. It’s a single pose, printed twice, but one of the two images is reversed. As the two jigsaws are otherwise identical, swapping matching pieces between them censors the image.
Censorship through obscurity
Playing with the idea of physical censorship, using elements within an image to hide specific parts. Two prints of a single pose, with one inverted, cut as otherwise identical jigsaws so the pieces can be swapped between them to scramble the original image.