ARTFEED — Contemporary Art Intelligence

Isak Uitto's 'Maskineri' Explores 1990s Body Politics

other · 2026-05-08

Isak Uitto's work 'Maskineri' engages with the 1990s emphasis on the body and its decline, a period marked by the AIDS crisis and a shift from Catholic ideology toward atheistic bodily autonomy. The documentary 'Vile Bodies' (1999), produced by Chris Townsend, exemplifies this visceral photographic approach.

Key facts

  • Isak Uitto created 'Maskineri'
  • The work focuses on the 1990s body and its decline
  • The AIDS crisis influenced 1990s art
  • There was an ideological shift away from the Catholic church
  • The shift was toward atheistic bodily autonomy
  • Photography took a visceral approach
  • The documentary 'Vile Bodies' was produced in 1999
  • Chris Townsend produced 'Vile Bodies'

Entities

Artists

  • Isak Uitto
  • Chris Townsend

Sources