I wanted to make work that looked at the ritual of cleansing. In our house the bathtub is part of a nighty ritual before bed, but like every activity in our house it is not a private affair. This image shows how virtually impossible physical space is as a mother of small children. Liminality is created through the use of breastmilk; a cleansing, healing, nourishing potion, but also the very thing that often leads me to feel ‘touched out’.
One of the topics my work explores is the tensions that exist within societies
and with the religions in those societies that pressure women into bearing children, and the
insensitivities that arise from this pressure. I particularly explore the medical side effects of
hormone treatments, issues of biological clocks ticking and limited egg reserves. Of particular
interest to me are the ethical and moral issues that accompany sperm and egg donors:
especially issues of greed and overuse of sperm and eggs.