Cliche Life - Zip Me Up - 90x60cm Horizontal (#267057v1)

A solitary orange confectionery figure stands at the opening of an oversized white zip in Zip Me Up - 267057v1.

Against an almost entirely white field, the brightly coloured figure becomes the focus of a miniature and improbable landscape. The teeth of the zip recede behind it, transforming an ordinary fastening into a pathway and giving the tiny character an unexpectedly monumental presence.

The familiar phrase "zip me up" is translated literally into a playful photographic construction. Through shifts of scale and context, an everyday object becomes an environment and a simple confectionery figure becomes its protagonist.

Part of Raymond Mather's ongoing Cliché Life series, Zip Me Up uses familiar expressions, everyday objects and confectionery figures to construct photographic narratives from the language of ordinary life.

Printed on museum-grade archival cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks. Each work is individually signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Printed on museum-grade archival cotton rag paper using archival pigment inks. Each work is individually signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Production and Provenance
Original image captured: 2026, Sydney NSW
Limited edition of 50
Produced and fulfilled in Australia