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From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to makeup and nail artists, in our series we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook in their respective industries.
"I'm trying to put a mirror in front of people," science fiction artist Esmay Wagemans says, "so we can discuss future possibilities of technology by means by sculpture."

Esmay Wagemans, the Dutch artist who makes wearable art and body moulds, came to the attention of the art world in 2015, when she was still just a student, with her series of work Second Skin. The project saw Esmay create latex tops that replicated her own breasts which she then wore and posted pictures of on Instagram, with the aim of tackling online censorship of nudity, in particular, female nipples.

This week, Esmay debuted her latest project: New Humanity - Breathing Sculpture which combines contradicting elements of hyper-realistic skin with visible robotics to create an eerie sense of the uncanny. "I wanted to create this kind of confusion in my sculpture," Esmay says of her "artificial embryo" which is an exploration of how confusing the relationship between what's human, human-looking, and artificial can be. Through Breathing Sculpture, Esmay asks viewers to confront and interrogate the influence technology increasingly wields over our bodies and explores the possible future consequences. "Technology sneaks into our lives very slowly, and because of this it has always been accepted...whenever a gadget appears on the market, it is already too late. That's why it is important to try to experience and discuss before it is on the market," she says.

Here we speak to the artist about her new project, her upbringing, and the relationship between identity and the body.

I wanted to create this kind of confusion in my new sculpture. I did a lot of research about the Uncanny Valley and tried to find the creepy feeling in my work. For the breathing sculpture I worked with Stijn van Aardenne, an old classmate from my studies. On one hand, you see a being with very realistic skin that breathes naturally. On the other hand, you obviously see that the robot sticks out below the sculpture and the robot makes a lot of noise (you can only hear that in the exhibition, not in the movie). This contradiction evokes the confusion that I'm trying to understand.

I'm trying to put a mirror in front of people so we can discuss future possibilities by means of the sculpture. Technology sneaks in our lives very slowly, and because of this it has always been accepted, despite the fact that many people are against some technological developments. For example, many people didn't like the idea of cars and phones in first place, but now we can't live without them. Whenever an gadget appears on the market, it is already too late. That's why it is important to try to experience and discuss before it is on the market.

What was the moment that "made" you?
Esmay Wagemans: The moment I copied myself into an artificial replica.

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Esmay Wagemans' breathing robot is a look into an unheimlich future

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From digital artists to photographers, body sculptors and hair stylists to makeup and nail artists, in our series we profile the creatives tearing up the rulebook in their respective industries. "I'm trying to put a mirror in front of people," science fiction artist Esmay Wagemans says, "so we can discuss future possibilities of technology by means by sculpture."

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- face painting & corn startch (flour)
- dryer

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£56.80 for White Lycra Fabric (8m)
£2.39 for corn flour (250g) & washable paint (300ml)
£12.60 for eyelets (14mm) & poly threads (250m)
£6.00 for nude underwear (Primark)
£11.88 for silicone glue, glue gun (B&Q)
£8.00 for nude bodysuit (Primark)

LEFTOVER: £52.32

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Neck: 13 1/16 (around 33cm)
Top chest: 31 1/2 (around 80cm)
Bottom chest: 29 3/16 (around 74cm)
Waist: 29 3/16 (around 74cm)
Shoulder: 7 1/2 (around 19cm)
Arm hole: 13 (around 33cm)

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Top: L
Botton: 32 in (waist, length)
Neck: 37-38cm
Bust: 104cm
Waist: 84cm
Hip (Butt): 97cm
Pants outseam: 100cm
Pant inseam (from crotch): 80-81cm

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Collaborators-
Enza
Diana
He_eul

Cast-
Filipa
Mafalda
Gabriel
Peter

Documentation-
Ivana
David

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- WEIGHT OF THE PEOPLE WHO PULL AND BOUNCE
- HOW GENTLY BOUNCING ON THE FABRIC
- HARNESS (HIRING, COST, ANY SHAPE, STRESS POINTS)

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