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Makeher

Project type

Photography

Date

March 2024

Makeher is a multi-media work where I grapple with the existential dilemma of creation within the context of our increasingly unreliable world. Anchored by a concern for the implications of childbirth, I consider life's genesis and the world we leave behind.

My subject matter, an amalgamation of mirrors, planets, silver objects, body parts, hair, and tights, are tools with which I explore these themes. Using silver fabric, I abstract the human form. By integrating disassembled body parts with mirrors, I reflect on the fragmented and multifaceted nature of the human existence. This process is not just about the creation of objects but extends into performance, wherein the act of collecting sci-fi props becomes a ritualistic preparation for entering the world I envision.

Drawing inspiration from the speculative vistas of science fiction, the ethical inquiries of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," and reflections on human-machine convergence in the book "To Be a Machine," my work is a testament to the control over population that feminine people have. In addition, I engage with post-humanism and futurism, while studying the process of Paul Sepuya’s photographic manipulations of mirrors and bodies. This challenges me to reconsider the human form and our connections to each other in a world tempting a technological singularity.

I challenge the conventional expectations placed upon people with uteruses, prompting a reevaluation of our place in the future. Through this convergence of ideas and materials, I seek not just to create art but to provoke thought about the essence of life, our collective future, and the moral responsibilities of creation and existence in an uncertain world.

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