#femininity

#femininity

Her work probes the performance of femininity: the resilience hidden beneath the veneer of fragility, the clockwork domestic routines that cloak complex inner lives, and the choreographed displays of elegance that must be scrubbed of the strife that underlies them. Hanson’s process involves sketching first in charcoal on elastic jersey cotton, then pulling the underpainting on fabric to create distortions in the figure.

Men often refer to women as 'females,' which many women find cringeworthy due to its impersonal and overly scientific nature, causing discomfort in gender context.

Rheingold’s series explores the interplay of space, memory, and nostalgia, merging surrealism with abstraction to reflect femininity and cultural identity.