Martha Poggioli is an Australian artist whose practice investigates trajectories of industrial production, material culture, and bio-technological experience through sculpture, installation, and new media. Alongside traditional studio methods, Poggioli incorporates design, hacker strategies, and research-based approaches to develop long-form projects centered on material, cultural, and social inquiry.
Her current research examines modes of transmission across technology, time, and media. Recent work has focused on the histories of reproductive technologies, particularly the development, patenting, and production of contraceptive devices. Several years spent developing minimally invasive surgical technologies have informed projects that explore the relationship between embodied experience and representations of biological interiority.
Poggioli has exhibited at; Museum of Arts and Design (NY, NY) Colorado Springs Fine Art Centre (CO), John Michael Kohler Arts Centre (SheboyganWI), Kunstgewerbemuseum (Dresden DE), MassArt Art Museum (Boston MA), Australian Tapestry Workshop (Melbourne AU), Mütter Museum (Philadelphia PA), RMIT Design Hub (Melbourne AU), Houston Centre for Contemporary Craft (Houston TX) and SPACES (Cleveland OH). Residency/Programs include Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Kohler Arts/Industry Residency, LeRoy Neiman Foundation Ox-Bow Fellowship, Australian Tapestry Workshop & NEWINC.
