Corinne May Botz @ Benrubi Gallery

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Corinne May Botz @ Benrubi Gallery

December 12th, 2015 by fstop

Corinne May Botz: Bedside Manner
December 17, 2015 – February 6, 2016

Opening reception: December 17, 2015 6pm – 8pm

The subject here is the little-known world of medical simulations, in which trained medical actors portray so-called “standardized patients” in order to help medical students improve their diagnostic and interpersonal skills. Botz photographed the medical actors through two-way mirrors, visible in the frame, which creates an immediate sense of voyeurism as well as dread. The relationship between viewer and subject is further complicated by the viewer’s difficulty in pinpointing the exact nature of what is being depicted. In some photographs, there is no indication that we’re looking at a performance; in others, the inclusion of props—a child-sized plastic arm, a couple in tense vigil at the bedside of a simulation mannequin with a bloody rag pressed to its forehead—suggest a re-enactment of some kind, but its nature remains opaque and unsettling.

Benrubi Gallery | 521 West 26th Street, Floor #2 | New York City | New York | 10001

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