This paper explores my personal and moral choice to omit the human figure from my artwork. I will delineate previous modes of feminist body representation that influence my resolution. These modes include the re-appropriation of the traditional nude, the abject female, and the post-human art movement. The evolution of these modes illuminates the emergence of what I call the “contemporary corporeal.” Through abstraction, ambiguity, display, and materials, I focus on the shifting materiality of the human body rather than the figure in my own work.
Installation view
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious
Install view
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precari
Install view
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and preca
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious sc
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious sc
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious
Detail view
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precario
Detail
What if human bodies were able to incorporate any material? When one organ fails, a roll of toilet paper could replace it. Flesh could be replaced by spray foam insulation. How Cyborg Biology Would Work is a collection of fragile and precarious
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