Femme Vitale
27,774 pills and capsules of 11 different drugs prescribed to one woman over 10 years.
Femme Vitale illustrates the complexity of Metabolic Syndrome. At the core of the syndrome is a metabolic process called insulin resistance which is linked to increasing obesity. The consequences of this vary from person to person and may include high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease.
On permanent display at the Copenhagen Medical Museion, Denmark.
“A vivid aesthetic expression for the way that pharmaceuticals are literally woven into patients lives, problematising the treatment as much as the illness, clearly binding them together. ”
