She bleeds, she breaks, she becomes.
"Ova Curse" is a deeply personal and political exploration of menstruation—not as a sanitized biological process, but as a cycle of pain, restriction, and resilience. This series reveals the often unspoken emotional, physical, and social suffering that accompanies periods, especially in a society that still treats it as taboo.
The works are abstract and layered, using texture, color, and unconventional materials such as chalk powder, sanitary napkin fibers, tampons, band-aids, and now crystals and stones. These elements carry their own weight—some raw and visceral, others decorative—mirroring how society both glamorizes and hides women's suffering.
Through this material language, I reflect on how womanhood is shaped by paradox: the expectation to endure in silence, while being displayed, adorned, and controlled. The crystals symbolize the beautification of pain, turning wounds into ornaments.
"Ova Curse" is not only about menstruation—it's about the broader conditioning and endurance of women, transforming what is hidden into something seen, felt, and confronted.
Mix media 18x24 inches
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