Into the Womb

My collection of figurative paintings explores the alienation of reproductive bodies through the lens of reproductive politics, menstruation, and the silent weight of contraceptives and pain. By engaging with the uncanny valley, I depict natural bodily functions as both familiar and foreign, creating a tension between the human and the artificial. Fluorescent pink hues and hyper-saturated digital elements evoke an otherworldly, almost alien atmosphere within the womb-like, cave environments.

Using the 3D digital composting software blender, I build surreal, uncanny, womb-like worlds where foreign objects like IUDs, tampons, and clothes hangers exist alongside distorted, nearly human figures, symbolizing the struggle between bodily autonomy and societal control. The figures, distorted, wet, and uncanny valley anatomy, provoke both recognition and repulsion, mirroring society’s discomfort with the natural processes of the female body. The viewer becomes an outsider, peering into these intimate yet alien spaces, questioning who holds control over the body.

By merging the organic with the synthetic, my work challenges the boundaries between the natural and artificial while reflecting the ongoing fight for bodily autonomy. This visual tension invites viewers to reconsider societal control over reproductive rights and the alienation often felt within one’s own body.

Bathtub

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas In "Bathroom," a solitary figure gazes down into a tub brimming with menstrual blood, the fluid trailing down its legs. A larger-than-life tampon rests in the bloodied water, while a giant hand, smeared with sticky blood, reaches toward the figure. This scene serves as...

Clothes hanger

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Clothes Hanger" features a distorted, pink, slimy figure staring at the viewer with a deer-in-headlights expression, its hands stained with blood. A giant, bloody clothes hanger interlocks with the figure, a motif of the erosion of abortion rights and the haunting physical and emotional...

Ovaries

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Ovaries" depicts a surreal ocean of blood within an artificial womb-like environment, where a tampon floats like a teabag. Two figures, resembling protective ovaries, cradle a uterus-like cave containing a copper IUD, symbolizing the tension between natural reproductive processes and medical interventions. The digital...

Caving

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas In "Caving," three distorted figures with elongated necks and slimy bodies rest in a womb-like cave environment. The figures rest around a pool of blood, their gazes fixed on a candle-lit, blood-soaked tampon floating above them as if it were a sacred or coveted...

Heavy Flow

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Heavy Flow" features an illuminated figure seated regally amidst neon orbs, wiping blood from its face. The figure is drenched in thick blood that spills onto the glowing orbs, amplifying the intensity of a heavy menstrual flow and the burdensome weight of menstruation. 48x...

Playing in the Womb

2024 Interactive projection mapping installation, Soft sculptures, Animation and Kinect Interactivity Made with Blender, touch designer and Kinect 

IUD

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "IUD" features a malformed figure hunched over a fleshy sphere, transfixed by a glowing copper IUD. Blood drips from its mouth, embodying the conflicting emotions of fear, pain, curiosity, and the desire for autonomy. The figure’s hunched posture reflects the dismissal of pain often...