Since coming home I’ve reflected on my life, something I don’t usually have time to do. Lockdown has made my work more personal and domestic, thinking and reflecting on how choices I have made regarding my body has impacted my overall health. “My Body” denotes the impact contraception has on my life through its huge scale, representing a lack of understanding of the subject and myself. This sculpture is a continued question to myself about what I’m putting into my body and how it’s effecting my overall health. This inquisitive stance came from a conversation with a friend about how the pill can change personal characteristics and the fundamental way bodies function. The series of questions and anecdotes embroidered on the pills were all questions I’d been asked and personal thoughts about why I’m taking it and its impact. The sculpture looks benign as I’m using an aesthetic that appears playful and inviting; to encourage people to interact with it. My interest in Art Therapy means I’m questioning how the viewer interacts with my work and how I can use that as a reflection. I want to display it outside the reach of children. Men and post-menopausal women can observe but only behind a designated line, and do not have the right to touch it. Only menstruating aged women (e.g. 15-55) are allowed to touch and re-arrange the work. I was influenced by religious cultures where only men are allowed to witness certain shrines as women are deemed ‘unholy’ due to their period. There are lots of religious/cultural places where women are banned due to menstruation, therefore I wanted this sculpture to act as a role reversal and return power to women.
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AuthorFourth Year Fine Art BA Hons Student at Newcastle University currently exploring the idea of contraception and periods through the medium of soft sculpture. Archives
December 2020
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