- 70 x 70 cm
- Framed, hanging hardware on the back
The cracks/breaks of a broken, framed 70 x 70 cm mirror are filled with red
paint and hold the mirror together. The mirror broke by accident
and was not intentionally destroyed. The repair is inspired by Japanese Kintsugi.
Instead of gold, which is used according to Japanese tradition, menstrual blood is used
as a valuable commodity.
For the artist, the fragile but repaired mirror partly represents the
loss that resulted from the relationship with an abusive man. In the mirror,
social shame migrates to the pubic bone, where the body bears the fractures that were
etched into it by violence and attribution.
At the same time, the repair with blood illustrates reconstruction and healing.
Instead of viewing the broken parts of the object as worthless, they are made more conspicuous
and become part of the story. The person in the
mirror can remember the breaks in life - the scars remain. The
pain is not denied or suppressed. Breaks can be transformed into something
resilient and beautiful.
