Sculpture > Menarche

Menarche
Menarche
Found wooden chair, cardboard, paper, acrylic paint, menstrual blood, gel medium
2017

This is the first menses since the death of my mother
I accept the position of the matriarch
I mourn her death

This is the first menses since the death of my mother
I accept the crown of the matriarch
I mourn her death

This is the crown of my mother
This is her blood

This is how it flows through me
This is how it will flow through my children
This is how it will flow through my grandchildren

This is the period of my mother
This is her time of being alive

This is how she flows through me
This is how I will give life

This is the blood of my children
This is how I will keep them alive

This is how they will give life