FLESH FOR FANTASY I–IX, 2010–2011
polypropylene, each 50 x 60 x 25 cm
The sculptures FLESH FOR FANTASY compact balls into monstrous anatomical models. Oscillating between baroque and science fiction, they refer to a human image that transcends biological boundaries and forms hybrids. While the character heads of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt were characterized by physionomic states, FLESH FOR FANTASY is inspired by biotechnological phantasms. The cellular accumulations of the sculptures refer to methods of organ and tissue cultivation and combine creare (Latin for "to create") with kréas (Greek for "meat"): in the molecular age, creativity means transforming something into meat.
polypropylene, each 50 x 60 x 25 cm
The sculptures FLESH FOR FANTASY compact balls into monstrous anatomical models. Oscillating between baroque and science fiction, they refer to a human image that transcends biological boundaries and forms hybrids. While the character heads of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt were characterized by physionomic states, FLESH FOR FANTASY is inspired by biotechnological phantasms. The cellular accumulations of the sculptures refer to methods of organ and tissue cultivation and combine creare (Latin for "to create") with kréas (Greek for "meat"): in the molecular age, creativity means transforming something into meat.