The Flesh| A Dreamlike Fusion of Nature & Surreal Forms
What happens when the organic begins to melt into the surreal?
The Flesh is an experimental video artwork that explores the space between natural form and surreal transformation. Through a blend of macro imagery, coloured wax, layered sound, and abstract editing, this piece invites the viewer into a sensory landscape that is at once earthly and otherworldly.
Created as part of an exploration into tactility, sensory immersion, and the boundaries of perception, The Flesh meditates on the quiet power of organic materials — and the way they move, melt, and morph.
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The Flesh has been exhibited in both digital and physical formats:
Interactions (2021) – Online Exhibition for AUB
Hosted as part of the Interactions digital showcase, this exhibition explored how digital artworks can evoke tactility, intimacy, and emotional resonance through screen-based experiences. Viewers were invited to engage with sensory-focused work in a solitary, immersive way.
Our changing landscape (2022) SPUD OPEN 2022, Sway, UK
Exhibited on a TV monitor, leaning against the wall with headphones, The Flesh was presented as an intimate viewing experience within a shared space — highlighting the tension between isolation and quiet connection in sensory art. -
Curious about how The Flesh came to life?
Dive into the process, material experiments, and inspirations behind this project — including wax pouring techniques, colour blending, and early textural studies.
Installation View | The Flesh | Surreal colour fields projected on TV monitor with headphones. A dreamlike visual from The Flesh displayed on a TV monitor leaning against the wall. Headphones accompany the setup for an intimate multisensory experience.
Installation View | The Flesh | Nature-based imagery in small screen format with surrounding works. The video sits low to the ground, framed by monochrome drawings, creating a contrast between organic visuals and illustrative forms.
Installation View | The Flesh | Organic textures and earthy tones projected on screen with headphones. The installation invites viewers to crouch closer, creating a more embodied relationship with the surreal, organic footage.
Installation View | The Flesh | TV monitor on concrete gallery floor with headphones and framed works. The leaning screen disrupts conventional exhibition presentation, aligning with the project's themes of sensory immersion and altered perception.
Installation View | The Flesh | Close-up of wax-like, fleshy visuals in motion. Soft pink tones and melting textures on screen evoke tactile responses from the viewer, mirroring the artwork’s haptic qualities.
Installation View | The Flesh | Gallery visitor engaging with video art through headphones. A viewer stands in stillness, headphones on, immersed in the intimate world of The Flesh — highlighting the work’s meditative impact.
The Flesh | Video Still | Wax-like forms suspended in water, glowing with soft peach and indigo light. Ethereal textures swirl in liquid suspension, creating a surreal, otherworldly visual grounded in organic materiality.
The Flesh | Video Still | Melting pink textures and fluid folds illuminated from below. This dreamlike frame captures the transformation of soft forms, resembling flesh, fabric, and sea creatures simultaneously.
The Flesh | Video Still | Iridescent pastel tones emerging through translucent ripples. Light and movement create a layered sensory experience, evoking both comfort and disorientation.
The Flesh | Video Still | Surreal fusion of golden light and soft pink sculptural forms. Close-up details highlight the tactility of the scene — textured, glistening, and ambiguous in origin.
The Flesh | Video Still | Abstract cellular structures glowing in molten tones. This still blurs the boundaries between inner body landscapes and outer space environments, inviting embodied reflection.
The Flesh | Video Still | Folds of pink, ivory, and blush material echoing skin and underwater terrain. A sculptural moment from the video capturing the visual poetry of transformation, decay, and becoming.
The Flesh | Sculpture | Hand-moulded wax and pigment form with fluid pink and coral folds. A tactile sculpture evoking bodily terrain, coral reefs, and dreamlike transformation through layered textures and colour.
The Flesh | Sculpture | Abstract organic structure blending candy tones with surreal, textured surface. This freeform sculptural piece merges softness with density, highlighting the interplay between fragility and presence.
The Flesh | Sculpture Detail | Close-up of melted wax textures in pink, yellow, and blue. A microscopic glimpse into the surface of the sculpture, where synthetic colour meets fleshy formations in a poetic blend.