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The Anatomical Theatre
(2023)

Photograms, wax sculptures, mixed-media installation.​​

 

The Anatomical Theatre explores the link between the male and medical gaze, uncovering how female bodies have been constructed through capitalism, “modern” science, and Christianity—framed by beauty, sexuality, and reproductive labor.

Using the darkroom as a metaphorical uterus, I create layered anatomies that depict inner landscapes rather than idealized forms. Inspired by the origins of Western anatomical science, particularly the fetishized Anatomical Venus—the first anatomical wax model—the work highlights the historical transformation of bodies into fragmented objects of male fascination.

Organs without a body, science generating magic, a darkroom instead of a womb: The Anatomical Theatre is a speculative exploration of female anatomy, created with the tools available to us in the domestic space, given to us to modify our bodies. Against the reduction of bodies to isolated organs and tissues, this imagery aims to depict the inner landscape of emotions, layering physical representations of historical and political violence with the subjective experience of embodiment. Sculpturally expanded through wax figures, these works highlight the possibilities and fragility of molding the body while engaging the senses with the natural odours of beeswax and burnt wick.

This work is the outcome of a collaborative research project with Mexican artist and disabled justice activist Ana Garcia Jacome. This mixed-media installation combines analogue black-and-white photomontages, wax sculptures, and Jácome’s video work, Votive Offerings.

Installation view: Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, Germany

Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico

The Anatomical Theatre
(2023)

Photograms, wax sculptures, mixed-media installation.​​

 

The Anatomical Theatre explores the link between the male and medical gaze, uncovering how female bodies have been constructed through capitalism, “modern” science, and Christianity—framed by beauty, sexuality, and reproductive labor.

Using the darkroom as a metaphorical uterus, I create layered anatomies that depict inner landscapes rather than idealized forms. Inspired by the origins of Western anatomical science, particularly the fetishized Anatomical Venus—the first anatomical wax model—the work highlights the historical transformation of bodies into fragmented objects of male fascination.

Organs without a body, science generating magic, a darkroom instead of a womb: The Anatomical Theatre is a speculative exploration of female anatomy, created with the tools available to us in the domestic space, given to us to modify our bodies. Against the reduction of bodies to isolated organs and tissues, this imagery aims to depict the inner landscape of emotions, layering physical representations of historical and political violence with the subjective experience of embodiment. Sculpturally expanded through wax figures, these works highlight the possibilities and fragility of molding the body while engaging the senses with the natural odours of beeswax and burnt wick.

This work is the outcome of a collaborative research project with Mexican artist and disabled justice activist Ana Garcia Jacome. This mixed-media installation combines analogue black-and-white photomontages, wax sculptures, and Jácome’s video work, Votive Offerings.

Installation view: Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, Germany

Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico