NARCISSIST NATION: THE BRONX MUSEUM OF ART

Michael Souter’s one-man show, Narcissist Nation, was a raw exploration of obsession, power, eroticism, and manipulation at The Bronx Museum of Art. Born from a turbulent relationship with an influential writer, the exhibition spanned acid-etched mirrors inscribed with personal emails, digital prints, film, and mixed media daggers—layered with actual emails, relentlessly sanded to expose buried wounds and layers of psychological warfare—embedded on painted doors. Through reflection and distortion, Narcissist Nation forces viewers into an unavoidable confrontation with desire, control, and self-perception.

FILM – A haunting visual narrative that stitches together fragmented memories, exposing the cyclical nature of obsession and control.

TEXTS – Projected, printed, and distorted statements—pulled out of context and edited—creating a disorienting interplay that amplifies the manipulation of truth and perception.

MIRRORS – Acid-etched surfaces inscribed with personal emails, forcing viewers into direct confrontation with fragmented words, merging self-perception with imposed narratives.

DAGGERS – Emails forged into dagger-shaped forms, sanded and layered to expose the sharp, lasting wounds of psychological warfare.