4-Letter Word

2024

Papier mache, tissue paper, cardboard, ribbon, puff paint, rhinestones, pipe cleaners

17 x 12 x 9 inches

Description:

Playing off Barbie styling head toys, I physically represent 4-letter words women come to hear and identify with about ourselves. The words “look, easy, rape, kill, mama, slut, keep, bang, maid, cunt,” represented as barrettes in her hair, swirl around our heads, accumulate in our minds, and hold us back.