Adham Faramawy

In Skin Flick (Invasive Species) we see bodies absorbing and interacting with chemicals such as beauty products, drugs, supplements and organic matter. The artist talks about their relationship with self-image, sexuality and gender over slick and slimy imagery, investigating ideas of gender fluidity. Looking at the non-human desires of fungi and asexual marine invertebrates, Faramawy takes a new look at human appetites and behaviours.

Image: Skin Flick, video, 13 minutes 30 seconds, Adham Faramawy, 2019.

About the contributor(s)

Adham Faramawy (b.1981, Dubai) is an artist based in London. Faramawy uses technology to explore issues of materiality, touch, embodiment and identity construction. Their work crosses aesthetic categories and co-opts special effects drawn from advertising to evoke desire for people, things and experiences. Faramawy was shortlisted for the Jarman award in 2017.

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