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Cut Me Open - The Main Dish

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In "The Banquet: A Feast for All", I use the metaphor of a three-course banquet, including the Appetizer, the Main Dish and the Dessert, to explore the complex dynamics of societal expectations, cultural perceptions, and the human experience. Through the depiction of my own body, I question the viewers' preconceived notions surrounding the body and identity, highlighting the clash between tradition and novelty, familiarity and exoticism, and confronting the limitations of biases.

The main dish serves as the foundation for the entire banquet. "Cut Me Open" acknowledges life's inherent brutality, traumas endured, and the inevitable vulnerability accompanying existence, shifting the narrative to a deeper exploration of acceptance and resilience.

Where it's been: Exhibition: 2024 Tell Me A Story, Art Circuit 2024 - The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON. (forthcoming) 2024 GradEx 109 - OCAD University, Toronto, ON.

Publication: 2025 Mulberry Literary, Issue X, Spring/Summer 2025. (forthcoming)

60" x 48" x 1.5"

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About the artist
About the artist

I am captivated by the intricate relationship between the hidden sanctum of the soul and the psychological constraints imposed by the female body. My works emerge from the shadows and primality of my existence, diving into the roots and marrows of my female identity, the birth of the struggle to und, ... View full profile

Toronto, Ontario
Partial artist since 2020

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