PORTRAITS OF THE SELF & FINGERPRINTS: Identity lines and the expression of the self

Carlos Simpson

Apr 2021 · Carlos Simpson Design Studio

About this eBook

Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints "is an anthropological and philosophical study with the intention of better understanding first of all the Man/Woman and everything that surrounds him/her in order to understand my own existence as an individual and evolutionary matter.”

What is and how to identify our identity in the digital age? To the point, that contemporary identification procedures tend to associate numbers with identity, fingerprints with signatures, and virtual traces with self-representations.

In this book, the author uses fingerprint patterns, curves, shapes, and biological lines to question, materialize and represent the popular conceptions of the self and human nature by positing the relation of both normal and abnormal conflict to consciousness and what we call reality. This is an indispensable work for the followers of Jacques Lacan, Sigmund Freud, and Carl Jung.

About the author

Carlos Simpson is an Entrepreneur, Artist, Designer, Musician, and Author living and working in London – United Kingdom.

Carlos graduated from Bristol in Graphic Design at The University of West of England in 2011. In the same year, he did his placement at Neville Brody (Research Studios in London) Brody Associates working on Brand identity projects such as Royal College 150 anniversary and D&AD 50 anniversary, since then he worked as a Graphic Designer for some of the world's biggest brands, including Topman, Selfridges, Ted Baker, Ben Sherman, and Oxfam. In 2016 he founded Carlos Simpson Design Studio in London United Kingdom. 

Some of his paintings were bought by some worldwide known businesspeople such as Sergio Marchionne. "I improvise to better understand the human brain and the effect the same on the individual lives with the intention to explore feelings, the way we relate to each other, the daily situations, and the magic touch of empathy". Past projects are Illegal Migrant (2020), Love Is the Secret (2020), Tribal Soul (2020), Memórias do Vento (2020), I Am Human (2022), You Make Your Rights (2021), Politics Design: The Power of Political Stamps (2021), Signs of Fingerprints (2021) and Portraits of the Self and Fingerprints (2021).

His work has received several international awards and is featured in exhibitions around the world.