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Archeology of Skin (2006)
The work series 'Archaeology of Skin' draws on laboratory environment settings and is created using biomedical references. It reflects indirectly on developments in biological science due to the employment of dermatological research methods and equipment during my research period in order to create these works while remaining a personal artistic archaeology of the epidermis.
With regard to this cultural context I was interested in investigating the physicality and functions of the epidermis using contemporary bio-medical mapping methods of the skin. I have examined the anatomical structures and textures of human skin tissue using high-tech microscopic imaging technologies.
Interrogation of the human body's physical data, using modern biological imaging systems, allows us to enter a new world: the microcosm of the human body. In this work various skin surfaces are investigated using volunteers of different race, age and gender. For this purpose skin impressions, so called negative replicas of the horny layer of epidermis, were taken and photographed using a light microscope or optical lens. The use of scientific methods for charting and mapping the skin��s physical data, its structures and functions, originated the photo series ���Skin Maps���.
Archeology of Skin (2006)
The work series 'Archaeology of Skin' draws on laboratory environment settings and is created using biomedical references. It reflects indirectly on developments in biological science due to the employment of dermatological research methods and equipment during my research period in order to create these works while remaining a personal artistic archaeology of the epidermis.
Membranes I
This mixed-media textile installation refers to skin as a complex genetic and social display and on the scientific notion of the biological skin as a multi-layered organ consisting of epidermis, dermis and subcutis. Scientific representations of skin such as micrographs were first produced using powerful microscopes and then utilised as the main source of inquiry and references. Various mixed-media techniques were employed to mimic and replicate the intriguing structures and patterns revealed by the microscope. This work also makes references to the dermis as an embodiment of identity and memory, as a mirror of the physical and mental state, and an indicator of individual social status. It is also a personal artistic interpretation of the skin and the underlying interiors of the body.
The science of biology has prominently entered our everyday lives. It is forcing us to re-think all those terms, which are essential for our lives and self-confidence: Personality, Identity, Health, Body, Nature, Destiny, Guilt as in the age of artificial cells and optimal organisms, the entire idea of life starts to change. Traditional boundaries are disappearing. Genes and organs are transferred and exchanged. Organic tissues are grown in labs. Cybernetic research is becoming evermore complex; technological and human systems are moving nearer and nearer towards each other in such a way that it gets increasingly difficult to distinguish between them.
With regard to this cultural context I was interested in investigating the physicality and functions of the epidermis using contemporary bio-medical mapping methods of the skin. I have examined the anatomical structures and textures of human skin tissue using high-tech microscopic imaging technologies.
Interrogation of the human body's physical data, using modern biological imaging systems, allows us to enter a new world: the microcosm of the human body. In this work various skin surfaces are investigated using volunteers of different race, age and gender. For this purpose skin impressions, so called negative replicas of the horny layer of epidermis, were taken and photographed using a light microscope or optical lens. The use of scientific methods for charting and mapping the skin��s physical data, its structures and functions, originated the photo series ���Skin Maps���.
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