Naomi Maury‘s installations explore the inter-species connections from a scientific perspective –embodied in her sculptures of exoskeletons and prostheses– and a mystical dimension, through the light diffused by halos, a sort of luminous organic membrane based on the microscopic observation of animal and plant cells. It thus reveals a horizontality between species, deconstructing anthropomorphism and reintroducing a speculative dimension into the relationships between life forms, as biologist Olivier Hamant does when he describes the slow, random and sometimes inefficient metamorphosis process of cells, in contrast to our optimal, fast-paced, Taylorist societies.

For her solo show at 40mcube, Naomi Maury creates an immersive installation composed of sculptures, lights, and sound, that she imagines as a forest of exoskeletons. Her sculptures include weaves of prostheses and orthoses inspired by endangered or extinct species, ceramic bones, bent stainless steel tubular forms and light. For her sound composition, she works from the testimonies of disabled people whose bodies do not fit into validist norms, as well as from the words of caregivers who use machines and tools to take care of patients, and workers whose bodies have been damaged by their jobs. Naomi Maury questions notions of power, hybridization and robustness through robotics and biotechnology, inviting us to examine our bodies and their evolution.