Women & Sexuality

During the 1970s and 80s, feminists began to experience a division within its own movement as they debated on issues regarding sexuality. My sculpture/installation is an historical analysis of the significance of this division. The viewer is able to see the progress and achievement which resulted. I created the piece in the form of a bed, which is, traditionally, where the act of sex is performed. On the headboard, I have a collage of images referencing the debates. Within the railings is a bed of orchids which depict sexuality. Here I used color and form to illustrate the division. The footboard represents women’s present status, and it shows how it has progressed from the debates. For these images, I have a collage of Lady Gaga who embraces sex as a form of liberation. I created the entire piece in black and white to resemble newspaper images and the division within the feminist movement these debates generated.