IMPENETRABLE DEVICES
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Over the centuries inventors have designed and built many amazing, bizarre and menacing
devices designed to fend off sexual assault. Many of these devices were as primitive as the
medieval chastity belt while recently invented anti-rape tampons contain imbedded DNA
sampling microprocessors or internal hooks designed to snare rapists The early artistic
embellishments of medieval devices gave way to the pragmatic, ergonomic designs of the
21st century.
Artist Ira Sherman has applied his "mechanized prosthesis" aesthetic from his past
sculptures into a new exhibition of fantastic mechanisms, he has titled "Impenetrable
Devices". This small touring exhibition or 16 wildly imaginative stainless steel prostheses
have been designed to protect and defend women and men's most vulnerable and tender
anatomy. The artist has applied an exquisite mechanized aesthetic to address the delicate
emotions of anger and pain resulting from sexual assault. Sherman drew inspiration for his
new exhibition from interviews he conducted with one male and four female rape victims. "I
asked, what messages would you like me to convey in the sculptures I plan to create? Each
victim gave me a list of ideas they would like me to express." Sherman's sculptures are
beautiful, medically graphic, anatomically correct, intimately worn, stainless steel
prostheses that effectively stop any intruder but in no way are limited by considerations of
practicality. His sculpture titled, "The Injector", uses two pneumatically energized
hypodermic syringes to inject tattoo dye and powerful sedatives into a rapist,
simultaneously dropping the criminal in his tracks and enabling positive identification.
Another wearable Sherman sculpture uses a form fitted battery powered video surveillance
device to "monitor" and document a possible attack.
Sherman's sculptures create a wonderful confusion to those who give his work careful
consideration...is this art or is this for real!
devices designed to fend off sexual assault. Many of these devices were as primitive as the
medieval chastity belt while recently invented anti-rape tampons contain imbedded DNA
sampling microprocessors or internal hooks designed to snare rapists The early artistic
embellishments of medieval devices gave way to the pragmatic, ergonomic designs of the
21st century.
Artist Ira Sherman has applied his "mechanized prosthesis" aesthetic from his past
sculptures into a new exhibition of fantastic mechanisms, he has titled "Impenetrable
Devices". This small touring exhibition or 16 wildly imaginative stainless steel prostheses
have been designed to protect and defend women and men's most vulnerable and tender
anatomy. The artist has applied an exquisite mechanized aesthetic to address the delicate
emotions of anger and pain resulting from sexual assault. Sherman drew inspiration for his
new exhibition from interviews he conducted with one male and four female rape victims. "I
asked, what messages would you like me to convey in the sculptures I plan to create? Each
victim gave me a list of ideas they would like me to express." Sherman's sculptures are
beautiful, medically graphic, anatomically correct, intimately worn, stainless steel
prostheses that effectively stop any intruder but in no way are limited by considerations of
practicality. His sculpture titled, "The Injector", uses two pneumatically energized
hypodermic syringes to inject tattoo dye and powerful sedatives into a rapist,
simultaneously dropping the criminal in his tracks and enabling positive identification.
Another wearable Sherman sculpture uses a form fitted battery powered video surveillance
device to "monitor" and document a possible attack.
Sherman's sculptures create a wonderful confusion to those who give his work careful
consideration...is this art or is this for real!
An Exhibition of Mechanized Anti-Rape Devices
".......Stunning, Edgy, Elegant, Wildly Imaginative"
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