Faculty of Art
Sculpture/Installation
Patrick Stochmal
Touching your flesh, I know I've become infected (II)
Installation
2023
Phycomyces Blakesleeanus, distilled urine (collected from my body and other queer individuals) infused into potato dextrose agar, stainless steel medical dish, MDF, shelf brackets, biohazard disposal bin
Urine collected from my body and donated by a variety of fellow queer individuals is infused into agar substrates upon which bacterial and fungal specimens are cultivated. An image of the distillation set-up is included below the artwork documentation for reference.
Work by
Patrick Stochmal
Sculpture/Installation
“Coming from places of intimate encounters that are hidden (laying beneath dirt and logs, caressing the underbellies of upturned leaves, gleaming forth from detritus that does not belong) our queer...” [More]
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