By articulating the notion of boundaries in relation to the human body, the essay aims to examine, from the perspective of art history and visual culture, the redefinition of the identity of the contemporary subject by the use of biomedical technologies. These technologies are changing the accepted notion of a closed, fixed body protected by strict biological boundaries by proposing hybrid and contaminated bodies, reconstructed from other human or animal organs, in vitro human tissues, and high-tech prosthetic devices. Specifically, the article will examine the artistic dynamics behind a “somaesthetics of the hybrid”, which supports a changing relationship between corporeality, identity and social relations, focusing on the heterogeneous bodies created by organ transplantation surgery and the visual imaginary associated with them. The works of contemporary artists such as Anna Hawkins, Mounir Fatmi, and Marco Donnarumma will be used as examples of these mechanisms. Reflecting on the breach of anatomical barriers, they frequently rework traditional models to emphasize the generative – or even destructive – potential of bodily communication flows between the self and others, as well as between the self and technology.
Articolando il concetto di confine in relazione al corpo umano, il saggio intende indagare, in una prospettiva storico-artistica e di cultura visuale, la ridefinizione identitaria del soggetto contemporaneo promossa dalle tecnologie biomediche, che alterano la nozione acquisita di corpo chiuso, immodificabile e protetto da precise frontiere biologiche per proporre invece corpi ibridi e contaminati, ricostruiti con organi appartenenti ad altre persone o addirittura al mondo animale, tessuti umani coltivati in vitro e tecnologie protesiche di ultima generazione. Nello specifico, l’articolo esplorerà le dinamiche artistiche alla base di una “somatoestetica dell’ibrido” in grado di promuovere un mutato rapporto tra corporeità, identità e relazioni sociali, concentrandosi sui corpi eterogenei generati dalla chirurgia del trapianto di organi e sull’immaginario visivo ad essi collegato. Saranno presi a testimonianza di questi meccanismi alcuni lavori di artisti contemporanei, tra cui Anna Hawkins, Mounir Fatmi e Marco Donnarumma, che, spesso rielaborando i modelli della tradizione, riflettono sulla trasgressione delle barriere anatomiche per mettere in luce le potenzialità generative e/o distruttive dei flussi di comunicazione corporea tra il sé e gli altri così come tra il sé e la tecnologia.
(2026). Con i corpi degli altri: la rivisitazione dei confini anatomici nel dialogo tra arte e scienza [journal article - articolo]. In STUDI DI MEMOFONTE. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/319045
Con i corpi degli altri: la rivisitazione dei confini anatomici nel dialogo tra arte e scienza
Damiani, Sara
2026-01-01
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By articulating the notion of boundaries in relation to the human body, the essay aims to examine, from the perspective of art history and visual culture, the redefinition of the identity of the contemporary subject by the use of biomedical technologies. These technologies are changing the accepted notion of a closed, fixed body protected by strict biological boundaries by proposing hybrid and contaminated bodies, reconstructed from other human or animal organs, in vitro human tissues, and high-tech prosthetic devices. Specifically, the article will examine the artistic dynamics behind a “somaesthetics of the hybrid”, which supports a changing relationship between corporeality, identity and social relations, focusing on the heterogeneous bodies created by organ transplantation surgery and the visual imaginary associated with them. The works of contemporary artists such as Anna Hawkins, Mounir Fatmi, and Marco Donnarumma will be used as examples of these mechanisms. Reflecting on the breach of anatomical barriers, they frequently rework traditional models to emphasize the generative – or even destructive – potential of bodily communication flows between the self and others, as well as between the self and technology.| File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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