He is perhaps best known for his
Cloaca series, a mechanical reproduction of the human digestive system that produces actual excrement, challenging the boundaries between art and science, as well as high and low culture.
« The motive can be very simple – motives I saw on people or in art works. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera of tattoos. I photographed everything on the market, in fact I have a form of encyclopaedia. »
Wim Delvoye
Delvoye also gained attention for his tattooed pigs, which combine traditional tattoo imagery with living, breathing animals, creating a complex dialogue about ethics, aesthetics, and commodification. His work, characterized by a mix of humor, irony, and technical brilliance, has established Delvoye as a leading figu
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He is perhaps best known for his
Cloaca series, a mechanical reproduction of the human digestive system that produces actual excrement, challenging the boundaries between art and science, as well as high and low culture.
« The motive can be very simple – motives I saw on people or in art works. I take a lot of pictures with my digital camera of tattoos. I photographed everything on the market, in fact I have a form of encyclopaedia. »
Wim Delvoye
Delvoye also gained attention for his tattooed pigs, which combine traditional tattoo imagery with living, breathing animals, creating a complex dialogue about ethics, aesthetics, and commodification. His work, characterized by a mix of humor, irony, and technical brilliance, has established Delvoye as a leading figure in contemporary art, pushing the limits of what art can be. (
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