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By: Anne Frances Clinton and Yuenju Lee

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Using impermanent materials: oil based clay, paper, and roots, I molded a life size bust of myself. The face retains a peaceful expression while the body is made out of growing orchids and roots. The cavity in the center of the chest, were breasts should be, alludes to a suppressed maturity. Except for the platform, the entire piece is painted black to reflect on the eventual decomposition of the piece and the body it represents.

Anne at the Queens Museum

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At first glance this sculpture appears to be a decorative object – an object to be admired. From this perspective, the viewer observes the piece the same way countless teenage girls want to be perceived. Because of society’s view on what is to be admired, many girls try to transform their bodies into the ideal appearance. However, when the golden lid is removed, the viewer is presented a grotesque cluster of bones and bodily organs.  The viewer is now faced with the reality that society’s view has damaged many a girl’s physical as well as psychological well being all in the pursuit of what is to be admired.