Current Gallery
Modula Gallery
In the cold, sterile interior of a meat locker, lifeless bodies of meat hang in unsettling stillness. The muted gray tones of the environment set a chilling mood, while the warmer hues of the flesh command attention, accentuating its texture and form. The smooth surfaces of the female body, though drained of color, retain subtle traces where the gaze most often lingers—on the areas that symbolize fertility: the curves of the hips, the swell of the breasts, the soft roundness of the belly, the most private area of the genitalia. These areas, though bathed in warmth, contrast with the rest of her body, stripped of vibrancy, creating a haunting sense of depletion. The natural grace of her form invites both admiration and a deeper, more complex contemplation. Yet, this beauty also stirs a primal, visceral response-eliciting both reverence and desire. Amidst the butchered livestock, the artwork forces a confrontation with uncomfortable truths about how we view and consume the female body. It draws a stark parallel between the objectification of women and the commodification of animals, exposing the cold intersection of desire and dehumanization. Here, the human form is reduced to mere meat, stripped of agency, much like the animals we raise for consumption. The piece stands as a provocative reflection on our culture's tendency to revere the body, only to reduce it to an object of selfish pleasure challenging us to consider whether we truly honor the feminine form, or simply consume it.
