Dialogue (B) Sculpture

This sculpture is a part of a larger sculptural project, inspired by the classic fairy tales, it is a bigger series that is influenced by gender inequality and gender roles that are still so very present in our everyday life. This one, in particular, is inspired by the fact that women are constantly pitted against each other and use an example of this behavior in a fairy tale about “Cinderella” and her stepsisters. Not just fairy tales are full of bad examples of relationships between women. Stories and articles about women who hate other women. The media revel in encouraging them to be jealous and envious. Possibly just to weaken the female part of society. At the same time, it saddens me and makes me ask myself a question why do women — enough of them — support patriarchy, the very system that oppresses them? Logically, we would be stronger if we were pulling together and rejoicing in the success of others. For me, a good example of this phenomenon is the fairy tale about Cinderella and her step-sisters and step-mother. The fact that only women appear as negative characters in the story is logical, but still a sad reality. I tried to capture my own feeling about this issue with my sculpture of two women bodies facing each other. It represents my personal"fixed" version of the female relationship. Their bodies sit opposite each other on half-cut off chairs. Individual figures hold each other on their backs and the inner part of the figures is made of soft plush textiles. That represents cooperation, one would fall without the other. Together they are stronger.