Johanna Naukkarinen: Sarjasta Lying Down

The series is part of an exhibition investigating 18th-century female figures in medical wax models, known as anatomical Venuses. Anatomical Venuses were originally modelled on the Venus figures familiar from nude paintings, and this series playfully creates new anatomical Venuses from various female imagery, including nude paintings and pin-up illustrations. Through digital collages, it examines recurring poses in representations of women that transcend artistic boundaries and enter the realm of science.

About the artist
Johanna Naukkarinen is a visual artist and photographer who primarily works with themes of feminist visual studies, examining gender roles in medical-historical imagery. Her art focuses on phenomena at the intersection of medical history and art history. Naukkarinen investigates the power structures of these images primarily through photography and digital mixed media. Her critical and often ironic works focus on representations of women from both photographic and scientific perspectives, playing with a scientific, archival aesthetic.

By purchasing this print, you are donating 10 € to forest protection

The Association of Photographic Artists is participating in the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation´s (Luonnonperintösäätiö) campaign that is raising funds for the Art Forest (Taiteen metsä). The artist donates 5 € and the Association of Photographic Artists doubles the donation.