Gina Babić's 'Carni Scelte' at Spazio Iris: Surgery, Humors, and Empathic Short Circuits

Fatti principali

• Gina Babić's solo exhibition 'Carni Scelte' is on view at Spazio Iris.
• The exhibition is the fourth chapter of a project curated by artistic director Maura Prosperi, focused on the dream universe.
• Carla Abril Maizon curated the show and wrote the accompanying text.
• Babić is a medical doctor specialized in orthopedics who also works as an artist.
• The exhibition space is divided into two environments, one resembling an aquarium visible from outside, inspired by hospital pre-operative rooms.
• The show includes five works, two recent, a video, a sculptural piece, and slides from a vintage Spanish anatomical atlas bought on Vinted.
• The video 'Umori' uses AI-generated animations from free, temporary platforms.
• The title 'Umori' refers to the Hippocratic-Galenic theory of the four humors: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
• The sculptural group 'Umori' combines glazed white terracotta, chrome steel, and soft cushions.
• The work 'Carni Scelte' comprises three small glazed terracotta sculptures hung on a steel bar like in a butcher shop.
• 'Perle ai porci' includes a glazed terracotta oyster, one of Babić's teeth in paraffin, and forceps, evoking tooth and pearl extraction.
• Photographs of the exhibition are by Pierluigi Fabrizio.