What is the purpose or function of the object they’ve made?
Lucy McRae specializes in depicting morphed forms of the self to functional systems already in place in the world,. The first and second image store human bodies in churn-like pillowy machines to mimic “our submissive nature towards technology” as an example. I do enjoy how heavily our dependence on technology is squished onto the person, thus painted here.
Pick three pieces, post photos of them with citation information.
“Future Survival Kit,” “Robyn Music Video,” Lucy McRae.
For each object, describe how it manipulates the body?
First image includes heavy plush (?) layers on a fallen body to depict overwhelming-ness / suffocation / the pressure of survival. Second image furthers this suffocation by directly squeezing a stressed body likely to paint as “preservation” for survival. Third image sheds several tinier human body photographs that dangle a real human body, creating an almost glitchy, futuristic and illusory human body.
What materials have been used in each work?
At least fur, plastic, rubber, and photographic material were presumably used within all three images.
What do you think is possible through this way of making? How can you imagine transforming the body?
A valid criticism on world disparity, over consumerism, captialism, and overdependency on engineered products can spring in myriads from McRae’s work. McRae could solidly criticize the consequences of overconsumption of our current technical products (gas, pollution, capitalism, poverty) geared towards our means for survival.
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