Angeliki Malakasioti
A series of digital drawings exploring the ontology of human sensory potential and the ways in which the body is transformed, adapted, and recontextualized in the contemporary world. The role of the human body remains in a constant state of determination, shaped by its encounters with cultural, environmental, and technological phenomena. As the body evolves, it transitions into novel states of being, redefining its relationship with its sensory organs and its communication with its surrounding environment.
This project conceptually examines a series of phantom organs—ones that respond to either a past or future state of being—speculating on what it means to be a sensing human in an ever-fluctuating contemporary world. The visual language of these images integrates anatomical sketches with familiar and unfamiliar object ontologies, referencing musical instruments, machines, or everyday mechanisms. These hybrid formations of organ structures serve as a speculative investigation into imaginary senses.
The composition is created within a three-dimensional modeling environment and structured with intricate, layered forms that encourage an interplay between familiar and unfamiliar structures. The forms appear to emerge and recede within an abstract visual space, evoking a sense of floating, shifting, or being in a constant state of flux. The overall tone of the project aims to evoke both scientific and poetic qualities, balancing meticulous detail with an abstract sense of wonder.