This body of work is a collection of Sara Krugman’s aesthetic research on the possiblities of health care technologies. Originally based in sculpture and installation, Krugman is working towards practicle and literal use of these aesthetics. The Aesthetics of Health Care Technology is a mix of science, artistic research and the artist’s personal exploration of the relationship between human and machine. Krugman’s practice as an artist and designer has merged with her experience of living with type I diabetes. Her work explores how the physicality and aesthetics of health care technology afftect the emotional and psychological connection to intimate machines, and how that connection effects our ability to use the highly developed functions of these machines as well as practice self care. This body of work is inspired by Louise Bourgeois’ brutal use of the body’s form. Sherry Turkle’s understanding and research of the human-machine relationship and Ray Kurzweil’s work towards humans successful integration with technology. Krugman’s work is geared towards inciting change in health care technology. It is the artist’s hope that this work illuminates the importance of the physical and emotional relationship between humans and the technology we use to assist our bodies.

pig and human skin, Animas insulin pump digital prints 1. Skin Crown 2. When I Change 3. Pump Skin 4. Together 5. Pump Skin 2 6. How it’s Held

A practice in thinking without the constraints of function silkcreen dimensions variable

New Pumps 2 Badger skull, driftwood, unknown beautiful sea object, and alpaca wool 48x24x6

Scroll 5/20/11, Scroll 6/4/10, Scroll 1/1/11 (2010-11) silkcreen on linen 15x45

Pancreas (2011) cow fat, stomach, intenstine and jello dimensions variable

Material Exploration and Prototyping (2009 and ongoing) collection of organic and man-made found objects dimentions variable

The Duration it Takes to Throw 100 Casts of My Pump Against the Wall (2010) Performance.