milwaukee corset collar,hkafo aluminum bars ( knee, ankle and foot orthoses) and metal sacro lumbar girdle rodsFitzpatrick Gallery
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Berenice Olmedo's "MEKHANÉ V" presents a minimalist installation centered on an assistive device. The composition features a neutral palette with a tan and metallic color scheme, highlighting a leg apparatus partially wrapped in fabric, standing against a stark, plain background. The piece evokes a sense of movement and transformation, reflecting Olmedo's style of infusing medical devices with anthropomorphic qualities. Rooted in exploring the intersection of body and technology, the work challenges perceptions of disability and technology, emphasizing the artist's intent to animate and rethink objects designed for human aid. ...
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. ...
