LUCENT BODY

april 2024. boston, massachusetts. photos by vilija kuzmickas. muscovite mica flake, metal and plastic beads, candle wick tabs, glue, cardboard, paint, foam wreaths, zinc screw eye hooks.

how can the feminine be seen in its multitudes — beauty and delicacy, strength and ferocity, vulnerability and power — without collapsing into objectification?

LUCENT BODY is an ornamented armor that hides the female body from objectification in order to frame an alternative embodiment of femininity. layered with materials from adornment, industry, and nature, it expands outward like a uterus, asserting strength through protection and presence.