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The gym series

Boxed meditation, 180×125 oil paint on canvas, red thread, found objects 2023

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In my “the gym” series ‘ I tried to explore the boundaries between self improvement and social pressure by repurposing sports imagery and current health trends, questioning their relationship to body perception, illustrating the divide between mind and body.

The idea of losing control over one’s body is a common human fear expressed through different mythologies.

I repurposed this headless archetype in a series of roleplaying self-portraits in a variety of different poses, between yoga and bodybuilding poses, that stereotypically are associated with gendered beauty trends.

The gym series delves into gender roles and body awareness by studying the links between beauty standards, health trends and social media and it’s influence on self perception.

“Boxed meditation” is a painting instillation that is a continuation of the themes approach in the gym series

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