The Abject

Nina Sellars. Fat Matters: Fluid Interventions in Anatomy

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Fat Matters

Fluid Interventions in Anatomy
Nina Sellars

Art practice that crosses with anatomy sciences - commentary of the removal of fat from anatomy subjects while it is vital for living.

Artefact made of physical human fat from the artist

She is the end that every woman worries about. Her body is no longer desirable, her labor no longer necessary. What is monstrous about her is simply the fact that she exists past her usefulness. Because aging, bitterness, and decline are inseparable from womanhood itself, every woman has the capacity to become monstrous, and every woman is a... See more

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