FURTHER DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
This installation explores the gender data gap in medical care, where bodies outside the male norm are often overlooked. What fills the uncertainty of leaving an unbearable scar? Microscopic forms embedded in glass serve as a metaphor for the structures that surround us but remain unseen. Recordings of microscopic examinations, showing sexualised objects, are intended to evoke discomfort. The projection onto a circular surface references the microscope as a tool for (in)visibility. Separated audio and video reflect the isolation of clinical settings, raising the question: whose bodies are being seen and whose are overlooked?
Background information
This work is based on a previous semester project witch explores how the lack of female representation in research and clinical trials has led to disproportionate adverse drug reactions in women. These effects are the result of healthcare systems historically designed around male bodies, often treating them as the default in diagnostics, treatment, and pharmaceutical development, showing that care systems are taking better care of male bodies then of any others.The unequal treatment gets visible through gaps, most common known as the gender data gap.
Technical indications
- Multimedia installation
- short video 1920 x 1080, duration: 10 min
- Audio, two channel, duration: 10 min
- Beamer projection on wall