My dear fellow women!
I have come to realize my artistic work right now revolves around women’s rights and advocating women’s autonomy over our bodies, choices, and lives. This manifests itself in many ways and projects and this particular idea involves the help of you who would like to participate.
Please feel free to share with other women who might want to participate.
ALL WILL BE ANONYMOUS.
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My vision with this project is to create a travelling exhibition where more can join in as we go along. I'd like to show that we are not silent, that all is transparent, that we are many and that we are together.
​So, for you who would like to take part in this:
I am asking you to send me a pair of used and cleaned underwear of your choice to represent a situation where you said no, wanted to say no or didn’t dare to say no, to sexual intimacy with someone but were not respected. A situation devoid of consent. The panties you choose does not have to be the actual ones you wore but will somehow represent the situation, which could have happened 50 years ago as well as yesterday.
I am also asking you to write down the situation you were in, your thoughts and feelings. Share what you will.
Absolutely NO NAMES of persons or places.
Once I recieve you panties I will paint, embroider or embellish them with I SAID NO and I will place them and your story in a glass block. The blocks then becoming our common buildingblocks.
You can either send me your panties and your story in a letter, anonymously, address below, or you can come by one of the events where I will present the project and either drop off or sit down in a safe environment to write your story. Welcome!
Below and under NEWS you can see places, dates and times.
Panties that are not cleaned will not be used.
Panties without a story will not be used.
Stories with names will not be used.
Please be respectful.
ALL WILL BE ANONYMOUS.
Send your letter without return address, fitting a regular mail box to:
MaudsArt
Dragarbrunnsgatan 63B
75320 Uppsala
Sweden
Thank you for sharing, participating and making this happen!
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Places and dates where you can meet me, sit down and write your story in a supporting environment or drop off your panties and story. Welcome!!
Gräsö konstrunda no 13- July 7-14 - 12-5pm
Uppsala konstnärsklubb, Galleri 2 - October 25-November 11 (Wednesday-Sunday)