What does it mean to occupy a body? Or, more specifically, a female body? Using a variety of mediums, I seek to find an answer through my artwork.
I have found that this vague question can have many different interpretations and even more diverse answers – there really is no one clear answer. I have, of course, only inhabited a singular body, so my work is autobiographical in nature.
Since this is a very complex question, my main focus has been dedicated to the idea of perceived flaws, self or otherwise. What is deemed a flaw? What do I deem a flaw? Is it okay to have back rolls? Two chins? Cellulite? Body hair? How do we navigate these flaws when we’re surrounded by perfection? How do they affect the relationship we share with our own bodies? I think that the varying ways in which these questions can be thought about or answered produce diverse responses toward what it means to occupy a female body.