Mónika Üveges produces art at the intersection of painting and sculpture, questioning where the human body ends and technology begins. The Visceral Rhythm series explores our changing relationship with nature in the age of climate crisis and technological transformation.
These three sculptures combine organic materials – like recycled wood and ram’s horns – with synthetic elements such as resin, silicone and stainless steel metal frames. The artist reflects on posthuman theory, which suggests that humans are no longer separate from technology and nature but exist as hybrid beings connected to both. The artworks appear both familiar and alien at the same time. Their membrane-like surfaces and skeletal structures remind us of human anatomy, yet their futuristic steel frames suggest cyborg bodies enhanced by technology. In her works, the artist examines the symbiosis, alienation and metamorphosis of man and nature through material processes and interactions.
The scientific background of her work draws from biology and ecology, particularly the concept of the Anthropocene, i.e. our current geological age shaped by human impact on Earth. These objects oscillate between natural and artificial, organic and synthetic, body-like and object-like, challenging our understanding of what is human and what is machine.
Using simple materials and complex ideas, Üveges creates a visual language for our uncertain future.

(Barnabás Bencsik)