bock lite, orthopedic stocking, aluminum bars from hkafo (knee, ankle and foot orthoses) and metal sacro lumbar girdle rods.Lodos
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Berenice Olmedo's "MEKHANÉ IV" presents an installation characterized by metallic tones and minimalist design, featuring a skeletal structure that evokes assistive devices. The composition is stark and industrial, with articulated joints suggesting movement and mechanization. This work merges elements of reality and abstraction, elevating orthopedic apparatus into a robotic narrative. Olmedo's style is conceptually driven, focusing on the transformation of medical devices into art, challenging perceptions of the human body. The piece reflects her exploration of disability and technology, inviting viewers to reconsider the interface between human and machine. ...
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. ...
LODO Gallery is a contemporary art space dedicated to exploring the dynamic relationship between emptiness and materiality. Founded on the belief that the void is not a lack, but a fertile ground for meaning and creation, the gallery showcases works across a range of media—including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, and video.
Its curatorial approach emphasizes conceptual depth and visual resonance, offering exhibitions that invite reflection on contrast, presence, and transformation. The name LODO, meaning “mud” in Spanish, symbolizes the gallery’s core philosophy: like mud—a blend of earth and water—the void is a generative matrix where form and thought take shape.
Located at the intersection of absence and expression, LODO Gallery fosters a space where artistic practices can unfold with freedom, nuance, and integrity. ...
