digital + physical sculpting

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Lisa Meinesz digitally sculpts speculative life forms inspired by synthetic biology, anatomy, soft robotics and material ecology. Her work looks at care between nonhuman bodies and the systems around them, imagining organisms that are supported, restrained or altered by medical and industrial structures.

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Working across digital and physical processes, Meinesz translates these digital organisms into 3D-printed aluminium sculptures, cast biomaterial works and sculptural assemblages constructed from recycled motorbike components. These objects resemble future specimens or biological relics, where industrial systems become part of the body itself.

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Influenced by posthuman thinking, her work questions why human life is so often treated as more worthy of care than other forms of life. She is interested in nonhuman and hybrid bodies, and in the line between care and control, where something can support a body while also restricting or altering it.

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Alongside her fine art practice, Meinesz works as a 3D artist and designer across the film and music industries. Her credits include 3000 Years of Longing, 65 and In Vitro, as well as collaborations with artists including Anyma, Unprocessed and Lou Karsh.