What Position is This? Flower captured from a vantage point

captured from a vantage point on the top level

By manipulating the orientation of the metal planes

Depth:  16"

their carefully curated presentation undone

creating an aura of tranquility

What Position is This? Flower captured from a vantage pointAn unflinching and guttural look at how women's aspirations and artistry become traps under the male gaze. A pair of ballet pointe shoes where the dancer herself is rendered as negative space is caught en pointe in a bear trap. She performs with perfect grace while simultaneously captured, unable to step out, unable to stop. This piece interrogates the brutal reality that anything women pursue exists within patriarchal structures designed to consume