Birth of the World 2

2023, Collage with Screenprint and Linoleum Block Elements on Cotton Rag Paper

11.13 x 14.88 inches.

Birth of the World is a new collage series about pleasure and the human body. Colonization forces the body into a small box, yet the body itself is expansive, mysterious, and wild. This work comes from my journey of re-wilding my relationship to my body and returning to integrity with the natural world. Through my body and my art, I unlearn shame and harmful messages so I can reclaim joy, autonomy, and my body’s innate wisdom. Influenced by thinkers like Victor Warring, I reflect on how patriarchy and colonization have domesticated our ideas about sexuality and pleasure, framing them as dangerous or immoral. For the past three years, body art has been a central part of my practice, allowing me to celebrate being feral, free, and fully expressed. These collages incorporate photos by my friend and collaborator, Bobby Gordon.

Part of the Birth of the World series. Also see Birth of the World 1 and Birth of the World 3.