Interfering Bodies
2023-2025
Although used by over 150 million people worldwide, the IUD can cause serious side effects – ranging from anxiety and depression to dislocation or, in rare cases, death – which are often buried in medical jargon or minimized in consultations. Ariane Mandić uses staged self-portraits and archival research to examine the gap between medical discourse and lived experience. Her work confronts the medical neglect of these complications and calls for greater awareness and accountability.
Wooden Installation with Prints on Aluminum Plates, Research printed on Paper
Bachelor Project created by Ariane Mandić at Camera Arts HSLU DFK
Mentored by Laia Abril
Nomination Advancement Award Design & Kunst / Alumni Hochschule Luzern 2025
Exhibited at
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Design, Film & Art, June 2025
2023-2025
Although used by over 150 million people worldwide, the IUD can cause serious side effects – ranging from anxiety and depression to dislocation or, in rare cases, death – which are often buried in medical jargon or minimized in consultations. Ariane Mandić uses staged self-portraits and archival research to examine the gap between medical discourse and lived experience. Her work confronts the medical neglect of these complications and calls for greater awareness and accountability.
Wooden Installation with Prints on Aluminum Plates, Research printed on Paper
Bachelor Project created by Ariane Mandić at Camera Arts HSLU DFK
Mentored by Laia Abril
Nomination Advancement Award Design & Kunst / Alumni Hochschule Luzern 2025
Exhibited at
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Design, Film & Art, June 2025
Source: Shubeck, F., R. Belsky, T. J. Lardner, W. J. Shack, and P. Y. Tam. Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices: A Compilation of Devices. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 1971. Accessed via MUVS.org. https://muvs.org/media/pdf/intrauterine-contraceptive-devices.pdf
Source: Davidson, Sean. „Mum Nearly Bleeds to Death and Can No Longer Have Children after Contraceptive Botch-Up.“ 9News, April 8, 2018. https://www.9news.com.au/national/mirena-device-leaves-shannon-hubbard-almost-dead-sunshine-coast/0160a6ad-2369-411e-835e-348f443a6aa2.
“Interfering Bodies” exhibited at HSLU DFK, June 2025
“Interfering Bodies” exhibited at HSLU DFK, June 2025
“Interfering Bodies” exhibited at HSLU DFK, June 2025