Michael Dohr
The work of Austrian artist Michael Dohr introduces a surprising visual vocabulary that draws its inspiration from the structures of the natural world as well as from the industrialized society that surrounds us. Dohr contemplates on the gradual process of influencing, controlling and manipulating nature on our path towards a digital and technological society. We seem to be right in the middle of a transitional period that is characterized by a dissolution of the organic on behalf of exponential technological progress. With scientific disciplines such as synthetic biology or bio editing pushing the boundaries of how we interact with living organisms, there is a large potential for an otherworldly sci-fi reality to be brought into existence.
Palm Tree
2021
Plaster, silicone and cardboard
110 x 101 x 20 cm