Preservation of Bodies Opening Reception
Images from the opening reception of "Preservation of Bodies," on Friday, September 26th, 2025.
In this debut solo exhibition, Mulvaney explores the procedures and materials used in the laboratory to preserve, maintain, and archive specimens and other nonhumans. She investigates the history and ethics of such practices, asking whether we can expand or introduce new ways of halting degradation. Through her work, Mulvaney questions if true preservation exists, and whether fragments of a being can sufficiently represent its entirety.
In this debut solo exhibition, Mulvaney explores the procedures and materials used in the laboratory to preserve, maintain, and archive specimens and other nonhumans. She investigates the history and ethics of such practices, asking whether we can expand or introduce new ways of halting degradation. Through her work, Mulvaney questions if true preservation exists, and whether fragments of a being can sufficiently represent its entirety.
