Femininity

‘Body’ as both object and subject. The object is however invisible, but it’s the subject that matters in these works. The silhouettes in the works may initially appear provocative, but their materials transmuted them to a medium of expression. Steel in Kalliopi Lemos (UK) ‘Big Bra’ transformed them into warriors, raising voice against gender injustice, safety pins in Tayeba Begum Lipi (Bangladesh) ‘Comfy Bikini’, as a weapon against sexual predators, and elastic bands in Anoli Perera (Sri Lanka) ‘Second Skin: Elastic Dress II’, as a signifier of the anticipated pain, and anxiety during cyclical changes.