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Damaris Athene

Damaris Athene’s practice focuses on exploring how the human form is evolving in response to shifts in technology, materiality, and our environment. Her work examines the concept of a new human form—one that reflects the merging of organic and synthetic elements. By engaging with Posthuman theory, Athene challenges anthropocentric views, presenting the body not as fixed but as fluid, porous, and open to transformation.

In her series Fruiting_Bodies, Athene envisions forms that blur the boundaries between human and non-human, suggesting speculative futures for the body. Using airbrushed fabric and glass elements, she creates structures that evoke parasitic growths, alien-like portals, or biological microcosms. These works raise questions about adaptation and interdependence in a world increasingly shaped by technology and environmental change. 

Her Padded Paintings further explore the relationship between the digital and physical. These tactile sculptures bring digital collages into the material world, combining neoprene and airbrushed surfaces to explore themes of touch, transformation, and the tension between digital perfection and human imperfection. Athene’s practice imagines how the human body might adapt and transform, challenging traditional perceptions of identity and materiality.