Saeborg
Based in Tokyo (Japan) Saeborg, the imperfect cyborg, is half human, half toy.
Saeborg creates latex body suits as extensions of her own skin, deploying them in performances.
Motivated by her strong desire to transcend fixed identities (such as gender) and even the human body itself, she dons bodysuits that caricature sows or insects as toy-like figures, creating playful dystopias composed of the ecosystem’s basest creatures. All of her pieces to present have been shown in international exhibitions and museums in both Japan and abroad, following premieres at the Tokyo fetish party Department-H.
Saeborg will present "Pigpen" at Middlesbrough Art Week
I create performance pieces that are set in expansive meadow landscapes that look as if made from oversized toys, all made of inflatables, depicting the “roles” that livestock serve, including nursing, giving birth, being slaughtered, and being stripped. The plight of these animals being controlled in artificial environments, treated like interchangeable parts, has parallels with gender issues.
"Pigpen" was first performed in 2016. This direction for this performance has been updated and expanded each time.