Dafna Maimon's visceral installations explore digestion, biology and contemporary alienation

Dafna Maimon, a Finnish-Israeli artist based in Berlin, delves into the complexities of the human digestive system through her diverse creations, including performances, sculptures, installations, videos, and drawings. Her 2021 installation, Indigestibles, showcases a video of Shelly eating processed meats alongside a walk-in gastrointestinal tract that produces sounds, exhibited at the Helsinki Biennial. Maimon's trilogy focused on ingestion comprises Wary Mary (2019), Leaky Teeth (2021), and Indigestibles. Leaky Teeth, which illustrates a businesswoman suffering from a toothache, was displayed at the Institut Finlandais in Paris in July. Wary Mary, performed in Berlin, tells the story of Typhoid Mary. Maimon critiques the separation of body and mind in modern medicine and explores themes of overconsumption and animal extinction, often featuring solitary female figures.