Wim Delvoye

Wim Delvoye's work challenges traditional conventions of taste. In a series of groundbreaking kinetic installations Ghent-based Delvoye has been developing since the mid-1990s, the artist has created machine-sculptures which duplicate the human digestive system without calling on ‘human characteristics'. The various components of the digestive system are replicated, creating an intestinal microclimate of bacterial flora. The work requires constant care, much like a human body, and produces a surprise every day!