Humanimal

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A series of human-animal sculptures.

“Humanimal” praises the diversity of body shapes which exist in the world of man and nature, showing it’s appeal and sexuality, unrestricted by society’s common determination and narrative of beauty.

A combination of archetypes of human nudity and animals was intended to evoke in the viewer a primary instinct free from judgment and cultural sediments.  By dual animalization, I emphasize traits related to raw animalism, sensuality, emotion, and blur traits related to intelligence, self-control, and morality.  The use of nudity is a reminder that humans are, in their deepest essence- animals. With The hybridization of the human body together with that of an animal, is hoping to project some sense of empathy and acceptance that we have towards animals and towards the human bodies.

 The practice of "animalism" corresponds with the concept of "sexual objectification", which we all maintain at all times, towards others and towards ourselves.  We desire and we wish  to be desire, therefor we present ourselves in images and videos, scattering ourselves in agreement, in the "right angle" and with the "right smile", trying to match ourselves to a limited ideal of beauty, which society has defined as adequate. This reduction has led to a significant part of the population, which find themselves "out of the game".

 "Human Animals" challenges the viewer to appreciate a broader and diverse ideal of beauty.