The Anatomicals
Your body is not yours. Not really.
It’s a commodity. A labor machine for the corporations. A collection of cells borrowed from the earth that you’ll eventually have to return. Socially, spiritually, physically—your body has been claimed by everything but you. This is the hard truth we all live in. And this truth? It’s exhausting.
Enter Pedro Real’s Anatomicals. This isn’t just an art series; it’s a manifesto. A bold, visual scream against a world that has turned our bodies into something to consume, control, and exploit. Through his raw, visceral style, Real doesn’t just portray the human form—he reclaims it. Each piece in Anatomicals is more than art; it’s a flag planted in the soil of autonomy.
What makes this series impossible to ignore?
Real’s juxtaposition of opposites.
He pairs the organic flow of human anatomy with cold, calculated numbers as titles. The result? A jarring collision of warmth and data, of humanity and objectification. It’s a reminder: this is what the world has done to us. This is how the systems see us. But here’s the twist—Real flips the script. By putting numbers to his art, he doesn’t dehumanize; he weaponizes. He takes control, owning the very labels the world would use to box him in. And in doing so, he invites YOU to do the same.
This is art that punches you in the gut. It forces you to look at your body and ask: Who does it belong to? And that’s what makes Anatomicals unforgettable. It’s not just something to look at; it’s something to wrestle with.
Pedro Real is an artist who isn’t afraid to make you uncomfortable, and that’s exactly why his work matters. Anatomicals is an alarm bell, a wake-up call, and a celebration of what it means to take back control in a world that tries to strip it away.
Your body may not belong to you—but with Anatomicals, Real dares to ask: What if it could?