Through this series, I attempted to capture the maddening nature of misogyny and the coerced relationship women and AFAB (assigned female at birth) people have with domestic and emotional labor. I used thread, a medium traditionally associated with femininity, to reference domesticity. Through both the use of literal and implied textures, I attempted to capture a tense emotional quality that is often associated with discussions of misogyny, the systemic oppression of women and AFAB people, and patriarchy in general. The connected lines within several of the pieces were arranged to reference the intergenerational nature of feminine trauma, especially in reference to being perceived as hysterical instead of being taken seriously.

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Domestic Bliss 1.0

Portrait of Angela Davis

This series highlights the relationship between repetition, nature, and revolutionary change. The charcoal patterns used throughout the series were created using the negative space produced by tessellating leaves, and the natural occurrence of Fibonacci spirals inspired several of the triangular patterns cut into the paper. Drawing on their obsessive relationship with repetition as someone with OCD and the constant Sisyphean struggle of activism, they sought to find beauty within the repetition they observe daily. Instead of viewing repetition as something that must be combated, they wanted to capture the stability, beauty, and hope we can find in incorporating change-making practices into our daily lives. By finding ways to carry out acts of resistance daily, we can build the grassroots movements needed to combat climate change and fight for our collective liberation. Repetition is not something to be rebelled against but used as a tool of rebellion.
  
  

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Repetition 2.0

This series highlights the relationship between repetition, nature, and revolutionary change. The charcoal patterns used throughout the series were created using the negative space produced by tessellating leaves, and the natural occurrence of Fibonacci spirals inspired several of the triangular patterns cut into the paper. Drawing on their obsessive relationship with repetition as someone with OCD and the constant Sisyphean struggle of activism, they sought to find beauty within the repetition they observe daily. Instead of viewing repetition as something that must be combated, they wanted to capture the stability, beauty, and hope we can find in incorporating change-making practices into our daily lives. By finding ways to carry out acts of resistance daily, we can build the grassroots movements needed to combat climate change and fight for our collective liberation. Repetition is not something to be rebelled against but used as a tool of rebellion.

Repetition 1.0

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