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Expulsion from paradise

By Klaire White 2022

Textile wall hanging 2022

Free machine embroidery using recycled clothing, bedsheets, and other recycled fabrics. 

This references Eve from the biblical garden of Eden but instead of holding an apple, the figure holds cake. This is about how contemporary shame for women in society is no longer centred around sexuality but instead focuses on obesity and fat shaming.

The heads are reflective of Romano- Greek statues and look down in judgement.


 

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Burning anger

All the things people said

Behind the curtain

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