Artefacts
Poland
2022
Our current relation to the body and death has laid ideological grounds for medical intervention and bio-politics. Agata Wieczorek’s photographic series Artefacts and the short film Growing (Le Fresnoy) examine the recent intersections between the medical and the high-tech industries. The photographer uses peripheral elements pertaining to current medical knowledge in simulation centres as an allegory for bio-political regimes and their consequences. We witness a dystopian reality where simulated and real experiences merge. The human body is reduced to its mere biological potential – such as the ability of the female body to procreate. The photographer addresses the recent restriction of abortion rights in Poland.
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About the artist
Born in 1992 in Poland, Agata Wieczorek graduated in photography directing from the National Film School Poland, and also studied painting and fine art printing. She is currently in residence at Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains (2020-22). Her practice combines film and photography while moving between documentary and fiction.