Advertising executives have known for decades that there are few words more effective than ‘self-worth’, ‘empowerment’ and ‘free choice’ in making Western women sit up and listen. Every time they and their partners now read these words in magazines, on …..
Erin Faith Allen (UK, London) Motherless Mothers (2015) Mixed media on canvas ARTIST STATEMENT: The traumatic birth of my daughter unlocked deeply rooted layers of traumatic childhood memories. Born myself into severely disconnected family lines and having little support, I …..
PERFORMING PARENTHOOD 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Csilla Nagy and Gábor Kasza (Hungary, Budapest) Birth & ReBirth by Cipolla Collectiva (2013) Video of a one-off ritual performance ARTIST STATEMENT: “In April 2013 I re-collaborated with photographer Gábor Kasza to create an image …..
Clare Archibald (Scotland, Burntisland) Gift Wrapped (2015) Poetry installation & performance (audio) ARTIST STATEMENT: The actual idea for this work came from my own personal experience of giving birth to a baby that I knew would either be born dead …..