Stephan LePodd by Doktor A

"Stephan LePodd" by Doktor A from his participation in a solo exhibition on 06/2008 "Welcome to Retropolis", at Rivet.

Medium:
acrylic & gilding paint on wood, resin frame with metal nameplate

Size:
16.50in Wide x 20.00in High

In 1890 the French explorer Stephan LePodd lost his arms, legs and one lung in an unfortunate miscalculation whilst on a trip mapping new Volcanoes in the south Pacific. Luckily, due to his huge family wealth and favorable connections within The Ministry's department for cyber-steam development, he was able to attain the use of a prototype Self Ambulatory Environment Protection Suit initially intended for deep-sea divers. After a trip to his tailor to make the thing "Look respectable at dinner parties and the theatre" he successfully re-entered polite society. Stephan is one of the few part biological members of Retropolis's society. He made the move as he felt his new found longevity would seem improper around anyone but that peculiar Dorian fellow...