The work
focuses on the complex design, the knotted patterns as well as the irregular
shapes throughout the human intestines. The textures both inside and outside
the intestines are natural, without smoothness or uniformity.
The work
produced from this, is to illustrate how my interpretation of the intestines
look and how the intestines change whilst swelling due to infection by Crohn’s
disease. Throughout my studies of this course I have had a progressive
diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (one of the many symptoms of this disease is
inflammation, or swelling, of the small intestine). It is an internal,
incurable illness that has no external, visible signs.
To embody
this, there are small 3D intestine sculptures, no bigger than the palm of a
hand. The size shows how delicate they actually are, the need to handle them
gently and to look after them with great care. Having more than one intestine
sculpture is to show the progressive diagnosis, how an intestine is and to show
how having this illness can feel.
By casting
already existing shapes and forms, things people are familiar with,
interpreting the intestines with these materials, to cast these focus’ on the
forms and irregular shapes. These will be cast with alginate, a delicate
material that is also used in the medical field. Casting the objects refers to
repair, to record or to make a new form, the material, alginate, also refers to
this.
Alongside
these sculptures there are size A2 photographs, which resemble part of the
intestines inside the body, developed to visually depict a medical X-ray or
images taken with a medical scanner.
For more photos and information of my work please visit my website:
Don't hesitate to get in touch!
