My practice is an intertwinement of feminism, eroticism and mental health, developing a connection with a feminine audience by investigating the deep psychological connections between all three fields, consequently building debates due to contradictions. It also portrays society’s natural instinct to sexually objectify the female body. Viewed as one big visual diary, my practice conveys feminist views, adjusting to Bipolar Affective Disorder and hypersexuality.
Sexual intercourse and the word ‘vagina’ are still considered a taboo subject by society today, despite being a natural segment of reality. Taking the flower as a metaphor for the vagina, I have developed a series of works which question the feminine condition, empowerment and mental health associations.
By juxtaposing detailed flowers against intricately printed words and symbolic stained backgrounds, the work offers a strange fusion and depth between image and meaning whilst presenting each individual piece with some sort of back story about each feminine subject, even though there is a disconnect between the two in a contrived way.
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is a motif throughout all of my work and has been the most famous erotic trilogy worldwide. It has sparked ever-growing debates due to its portrayal of women, emphasis on female stereotyping and male dominance, mental health and sexual abuse. A novel is considered ‘timeless’ by the author, which emphasises the stigmatising potential of such discourse as never-ending. Artists who have proved influential to my practice include Tracey Emin, Gordon Cheung, Eve Ensler, Sophia Wallace, Georgia O’Keeffe and Anna Schuleit.
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