Photographer: Christian Capurro

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Replacements/ Displacement seeks to question the role of the contemporary medical gaze in the effect on the subjective perceptions of the patient and his/her illness and treatment. I have sought to integrate the psychological spaces of the surgeon/diagnostician and the patient within my own sphere of perception through an exploration of medical space and apparati, utilizing larger-than-life sculptures, 3D computer generated video projections and sound constructions. Whilst the high-precision computer renderings in the computer generated animations may seem to be based on actual models, they are completely fictional, having been wholly constructed on the computer. These images present distorted points of view adding to the sense of dislocation or a controlled disorientation through technology.

Viveka Marksjo was awarded the ANZ Visual Fellowship this year. She is currently in the process of completing her Masters degree in Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts.