IG: @jkarwowart

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Highlighting the detachment and uncomfortable objectification from body and self, my work investigates the fem/nonbinary body and identity through societal restrictions and stereotypes of sexuality and beauty ideals. I explore experiences of dissociation in relation to one’s body, discussing how the impacts of these social and cultural standards distort our view and distance us from ourselves.

This collection of dolls exists as projections of the internalized reduction of the self to fetishized parts of the body as a result of these societal implications. These figures are depicted as dismembered and distorted parts of the body, limiting them to a sole display of function and form.

Bio

Julianna Karwowski was born in Denver, Colorado, spending most of their years growing up in Dover, New Hampshire. They currently live in Portland, Maine and attend Maine College of Art & Design are working towards their BFA degree in Metalsmithing, with an expected graduation date of May 2022.
 
Karwowski’s work deals with body and identity focusing on the uncomfortability faced by feminine and nonbinary identifying individuals expressed through mixed media sculptures and wearables. Their work often features contrasting mediums and aesthetics drawing the viewer in with splashes of warm, vibrant colors paired with cold, sterile metal.