Gory, gorgeous and dangerous — expect to feel anything but comfortable in this transhumanist exhibition by artist Joanna Grochowska.
What future do we want? What must we do to get there?What is transhumanism? Transhumanism in its essence is advocating the use of sophisticated technologies and artificial intelligence to enhance the human condition in the form of enhancing abilities and overcoming biological constraints. Transhumanism often gets a negative depiction in media and is sometimes pigeonholed as being a post-apocalyptic, post-human “nightmare”.
In 2020 LUXUO covered the work of Joanna Grochowska highlighting how she utilised the concept of “a Doll of Hans Bellmer” to depict eroticism, pain, and power in a posthuman modified body. This is what we see today, subversive imagery represented by unclothed human bodies. Her haute photography depicts eroticism, pain and power across faceless figures in lifeless poses without sexual organs and identifiable features.
Joanna Grochowska’s Transhumanism exhibition will take place from 18 February to 17 March 2024 at the
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