Pelt, Ingrid Bachmann

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Ingrid Bachmann, Pelt
Ingrid Bachmann, Pelt
Ingrid Bachmann
Pelt
2012
Ingrid Bachmann
born 1958
Pelt, 2012
Where object was made: Canada
Material/technique: neoprene rubber; steel; nylon substrate; custom electronics; two motors; felt
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 21 x 38 x 8 in
Weight (Weight): sculpture (a) 42 lbs
Credit line: Courtesy of Ingrid Bachmann
Accession number: IA2020.001
Not on display
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Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body
The human body is a central focus of much of Ingrid Bachmann’s work. In Pelt, she raises questions about the relationship of our bodies to technology. Originally one of six animal-like kinetic sculptures, this work seeks to humanize technology through rhythmic inhalations and exhalations. Its organic, almost sentient movements encourage us to consider where our bodies end and where technology begins—a question not only relevant in the medical sciences, where implants, transplants, prostheses, and other procedures can permanently alter our bodies—but also in day-to-day life as we interact with technologies that can at once connect and alienate us from one another.
Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body
The human body is a central focus of much of Ingrid Bachmann’s work. In Pelt, she raises questions about the relationship of our bodies to technology. Originally one of six animal-like kinetic sculptures, this work seeks to humanize technology through rhythmic inhalations and exhalations. Its organic, almost sentient movements encourage us to consider where our bodies end and where technology begins—a question not only relevant in the medical sciences, where implants, transplants, prostheses, and other procedures can permanently alter our bodies—but also in day-to-day life as we interact with technologies that can at once connect and alienate us from one another.

Exhibitions

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2021