In February 2024, my article “La science-fiction corporelle dans l’œuvre hyperréaliste de Patricia Piccinini” (Bodily Science Fiction in the Hyperrealistic Work of Patricia Piccinini) was published in Imaginaires du corps, sensualités imaginées (Imaginaries of the Body, Imagined Sensualities), directed by the Laboratoire des imaginaires at the University of Rennes 2. This study explores how Australian artist Patricia Piccinini questions the boundary between humanity and artificiality through her hyperrealistic sculptures inspired by science fiction.
Reference of the conference proceedings:
“La science-fiction corporelle dans l’œuvre hyperréaliste de Patricia Piccinini,” in Imaginaires du corps, sensualités imaginées, under the direction of the Laboratoire des imaginaires, University of Rennes 2.
When Hyperrealism Meets Science Fiction
Patricia Piccinini’s hybrid creatures, both strange and familiar, challenge our perceptions of the body, intimacy, and sensuality. Drawing from biotechnological advances and anticipatory narratives, her work prompts a reflection on the potential transformations of the human body and our relationship with otherness.
Sensuality and Corporeality Reinvented
My article explores how the artist redefines sensuality beyond its sexual connotation. Through touch, texture, and the interaction between her figures, Piccinini invites us to rethink the sensuality and materiality of bodies in a world where the boundaries between the living and the artificial become increasingly blurred.
An Interdisciplinary Work on the Representations of the Body
Published in Imaginaires du corps, sensualités imaginées (Imaginaries of the Body, Imagined Sensualities), this article is part of an interdisciplinary project that explores the representation of the body in fantasy, science fiction, and the fantastic. The work analyzes how these genres revisit sensuality and the perception of the human body through various artistic mediums.