Face Nature
Starting May 27th, artist Madeline Schwartzman (New York, USA) will exhibit at the Biotope of Mediamatic. Madeline is intrigued by the nature surrounding her and how we interact with it. By attaching nature to her body and face, she experiments with the intersection of human morphology and the natural world. Her work, and her face, remain hidden.
Face Nature
About Madeline Schwartzman
Face Nature is site- and time-specific. To create this work, she regularly forages during walks and hikes, dissecting, studying, and documenting her collection. She nestles herself in trees, hedges, and bark—a confrontation with nature. Madeline promotes a more ethical and sustainable approach to coexisting with nature in the Anthropocene, inviting others to do the same. She seeks to initiate a movement of environmental integration, touch, respect, and reciprocity.
Madeline Schwartzman is a New York City artist, writer, and educator who explores human narratives and the human sensorium through social art, performance, book writing, curating, and video making. Her book See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception (2011) is a collection of futuristic proposals for the body and the senses. See Yourself X: Human Futures Expanded (2018) explores the future of the human head. Her forthcoming book is about hybrids—the intimate interaction between multispecies, human and non-human entities.
Dates and times
| Thursday 1 June | 12:00 |
| Friday 2 June | 12:00 |
| Saturday 3 June | 12:00 |