The Völklingen Ironworks flooded in red light
Copyright: Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze
Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte | Oliver Dietze
540px Lynn Hershman Leeson Portrait
Copyright: Lisa K Blatt | CC BY-SA-4.0
Lisa K Blatt | CC BY-SA-4.0
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Born in 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio, US Lives and works in San Francisco, California, US
Works
X-Ray Woman
X Ray Woman lann Hersmann Keeson
Copyright: Collection Hartwig Art Foundation. Promised gift to the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed / Rijkscollectie
Collection Hartwig Art Foundation. Promised gift to the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed / Rijkscollectie
ThetwoworksbyLynnHershmanLeesonchallengephysicalnormsanddefystereotypicalnotionsoffemininity.Rather than presenting a realistic image, the X-ray view reveals a utopian body at the intersection of human and machine, whereorgans and tissue coexist with gears and conveyor belts. Instead of developing in the womb, foetusesappear to nestle in the stomach.These cyborg-like women embody an expanded, utopian femininity.
Dress Ray
Dress Ray Leeson jpg
Copyright: Zabludowicz Collection
From Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August, the FERRA Festival will bring techno to our entire open-air site.
However, the water tower with the permanent exhibition ‘MOTION POWERS HISTORY’, the pump house with the sound installation by Emeka Ogboh, and the blower and compressor hall with the major exhibition ‘X-RAY’ will remain open throughout at a reduced price of 9 euros.
