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Artists StatementHope Interrupted Dreams of hope are dreamed for our daughters. Yet our sexualized and media saturated culture puts incredible pressure on our daughters to measure up to a virtually unattainable standard of appearance, to be sophisticated, to use chemicals (drugs) and to be sexually active. In a society such as ours which treats women as objects and allows high rates of violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault, girls can become alienated from their developing bodies and form a distorted sense of self in their struggle to gain some power and protection while negotiating adolescence. Words, especially harassing words meant to instil fear, heighten bodily discomfort and diminish the sense of self, do not slide harmlessly away but are slowly absorbed into a girls developing identity and become an essential part of how she perceives herself. Hope is interrupted. The text in the piece Hope Interrupted was written by 12-14 year old girls. It was collected anonymously. The text was transferred to the pillowcases using the heat and weight of my sleeping head.
Description of WorkArtist: Karen Cornelius Title: Hope Interrupted Medium: mixed wood fabric embroidery and heat transfer Size: 6 x 6 x 10 inches Date: 2004 Back to Top |
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