Crucifix
A crucifix is the body of Jesus on the cross. This piece puts the sacrifice of body autonomy on the cross and reflects on the melding of church and state and conflates loss of health care rights with religion.
Sound the Siren
Sirens are female beings who lure men to death with their enchanted voices. Painted white, an underbelly of red seeps a slow alarm. Warning- some things happen so slowly that we don’t see them coming.
Reclaiming Linguistics To reclaim language is to take back words that were used to demean or demonize a community and give them new meaning as a way to empower. Through this jarring language, the work calls for an end to rape culture, including victim blaming and shaming of sexual assault victims. The work done in old fashioned cursive on rusted metal implies the long history of the topic.
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