thermolyn orthoprosthetics, suction valve for prostheses, orthopedic frame, trapeze for patient loading.Fitzpatrick Gallery
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
The sculpture "Aureliano" by Berenice Olmedo features a transparent humanoid form suspended from a slender metal structure, creating an interplay of industrial and organic elements. Its clear material and articulated joints evoke assistive technologies, reflecting Olmedo's exploration of the human body and its augmentation. The piece stylistically blends minimalism with a hint of futurism through its stark lines and modern materials. Historically, Olmedo's work interrogates the relationship between human disabilities and advancements in medical technologies, imbuing them with life-like dynamism. ...
Berenice Olmedo explores the realms of diseases, bodies, and assistive technologies with the devices and apparatuses designed to aid human bodies as a central tenant to her artistic discourse. Her approach, however, goes beyond merely presenting and showcasing these devices in their already uncanny and hallucinatory material forms—apparatuses inherently possessing an eerie quality. Olmedo’s objective is to intervene in these objects, infusing them with a sense of movement and robotisation. ...
Established in 2020, Fitzpatrick Gallery is focused on an international program of curated projects in site-specific venues worldwide, and on-site exhibitions at their primary location in Paris, inaugurated in September 2021 in the Marais gallery district at 123 rue de Turenne. They are involved in every level of production with their represented artists, working in close collaboration with institutions, publishing houses, advisory firms, and other partners. Fitzpatrick Gallery builds on the legacy of Freedman Fitzpatrick which was established in 2013 with locations in Los Angeles and Paris. ...
