Orlan

Orlan is a French contemporary artist renowned for blending art with technology and transforming her own body through surgical procedures. Using plastic surgery, she alters her appearance to challenge societal standards, explore identity, and question notions of beauty and self-perception. Her performances often include live surgeries, which she documents and presents as art, provoking dialogue about gender, identity, and the body’s malleability. Orlan’s work merges medical practices with artistic expression, making her a pioneering figure in body art and performance art.