Mixed Media Construction: Metal, hardware mesh, wire, gelatin monotype, cord, text—14” x 10" x 3"
When... the body of a woman is kept down, dominated, diss-cussed (sic), grabbed by, minimized and ruled by the same one who presides,
Then...the body of women is under siege.
This piece is a protest against the political and social chains of suppression, exploitation, denigration, harassment, abuse and governance of women. It is a protest against the tyranny of being defined and confined by our gender and controlled, as our current government promises.
When our then Presidential nominee publicly boasts about the ease with which he has sexually assaulted women and subsequently becomes elected to our top national office, then we, as a society, are endorsing dangerously abhorrent behavior and are giving permission for others to follow. The rallying cries of the recent “Me Too” movement and the preponderance of inappropriate sexual conduct by those in government and other positions of power, shed light on the extent of this hidden misogynistic problem.
Our dignity, healthcare, safety, security, family planning and hard won civil liberties are being threatened. Trump’s reactive agenda to dismantle women’s rights in the United States is clearly underway with the removal of health care, with plans to defund Planned Parenthood and reverse Roe v. Wade, with threats to punish women who have an abortion and with actions to weaken our constitutional separation of church and state.
Women, now is the time to break through the chains, step out of the shadows, speak your story and stand together in this battle to define your future and that of our country.