FINGERring

replica of the artists left-hand ring finger, life-size, silicone
2016
FINGERring

A ring wearing a finger.

Aliens can wear a humanlike accessoire. Robots can wear the humanlike accesoire to feel a little bit human. And humans can have the 6. finger!

At first glance, a ring may appear non-functional, yet it carries significant meaning: status (social, economic, often gender-stereotypical). The fingerring and Yes, it's a real Earring! transcends this notion—it doesn't overtly showcase a status, at least not in the conventional sense. The fingerring adorns the body with the body itself. The fingerring is a prosthesis – an artificial body part that doesn't replace a missing one but complements it. This complement also alters the body part it complements: it emphasizes it, hinders it, and so forth.

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Exhibition view:
D21 Kunstraum Leipzig, Foto Paula Gehrmann 2018
D21 Kunstraum Leipzig, Foto Paula Gehrmann 2018
D21 Kunstraum Leipzig, Foto Paula Gehrmann 2018