❤️‍🔥Today we are featuring 3D sculptures by @louquai which are featured in our current virtual group exhibition UNPROTECTED - an urgent and powerful exhibition as protest. Discover them at www.epoch.gallery Vitória Cribb SCATUES, 2022 3D Sculptures SCATUES was inspired by the two marble figures presented in front of the SCOTUS building. The original sculptures represent two human figures seated on a marble throne - on the left is a feminine figure representing the “Contemplation of Justice” and on the right a masculine figure representing the “Guardian of the Authority of Law, according to the Supreme's official website.” In the artwork SCATUES, Vitória Cribb recreates and superimposed two feminine and digital sculptures with the digital version of the two original marble statues. In Cribb’s digital version, the left and right sculpture overlaps with the original “Contemplation of Justice” and “Guardian of Authority” sculptures. The new shapes represent a 3D feminine figure, with their index finger raised (a gesture that can be interpreted as asking for permission to self-expression in many Western cultures) - What once materialized as a mere contemplation of justice, now asks for permission to give an opinion on a feminine agenda, as well as what was previously materialized as “Guard of the Authority of the Law,” now, it materializes as the “Guardian” that in an attempt of free expression tries to defend and take care of those who have lost autonomy over their own body and suffer given the lack of free access to quality healthcare. ❤️‍🔥On August 13th, the entirety of the UNPROTECTED exhibition will be released as a singular NFT containing a compilation of artworks by participating artists. A portion of the proceeds will go to support reproductive justice organizations. #epochgallery #unprotected #vitoriacribb #reproductivejustice #abortionfunds #contemporaryart #internetart #vr #virtualgallery #virtualart #artandtech #immersive #ecological #equitable #sustainable #algorand