HOLLOW WOMAN
august 2023. portland, oregon.
photos by ruta kuzmickas and kenneth edwards. armature wire, monofilament fishing line, wooden rods, black dye.
how is it that women are present but not seen?
HOLLOW WOMAN reduces the female body to a wire frame, exposing how objectification can erase one’s sense of agency and identity. suspended from the ceiling she hangs like a puppet — on display but without control. her hollowness reflects the experience of being treated as a shell. woman is exposed, reduced, and trapped in her own body.
i puppeteer the female body as a form of protest. my intention is to expose control while turning it back on itself.
wire makes the body appear malleable but rigid. silver monotonous lines create a sterile frame.
HOLLLOW WOMAN reflects the condition of being present as an object of vision while remaining absent as a subject of value or agency.
