discarded lamps and skin-like textile composed of hydrolyzed collagen, glycerin, vegetable-based dyes and artis's blood

“This is my body, this is my blood” is an ongoing series initiated in 2018. The artist creates  sculptures that replicate the forms of domestic objects, imbuing them with intimate and political charge. Discarded lamp frames are transformed with a shade made from a translucent, skin-like textile composed of hydrolyzed collagen, glycerin, vegetable dyes, and the artist’s own blood—extracted and incorporated into the material, embedding the work with traces of her DNA. The use of bodily material literalizes presence and vulnerability, turning the object into a living archive.The sculpture points to the latent violence embedded in domesticity. Once a banal household item, the object becomes a vessel for confronting the systemic objectification and disposability of women, especially within private spheres. It alludes to how women are expected to serve, obey, and absorb harm under the guise of care—functioning as utilities in a patriarchal system that dictates the terms of their existence and survival. 

this is my body, this is my blood  ( 2018/2020)

MAGDALENA  DUKIEWICZ