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She Has Something to Say takes one of the most recognisable symbols of femininity the red lip and transforms it from something simply beautiful into something powerful.
The lips are exaggerated, luscious and unapologetically red. At first, they may appear sensual. But this work is not about seduction.
It is about voice.
A woman’s lips hold her words. They speak her boundaries, her desires, her ideas, her anger, her love and her truth. They can whisper. They can command. They can say yes and, perhaps more importantly, they can say no.
For generations, the red lip has been used to decorate and define femininity. Here, its scale changes its meaning. The lips are no longer something to simply look at. They demand to be listened to.
The Spanish words woven through the piece introduce another layer: la vida — life. Because a woman’s voice ultimately belongs to the life she chooses to create for herself.
There is beauty in the mouth, but its greatest power has never been its appearance.
It is what comes out of it.
She Has Something to Say is for the woman who refuses to make herself quieter, smaller or easier to consume.
Her lips may be beautiful. Her voice is the weapon.
She Has Something to Say takes one of the most recognisable symbols of femininity the red lip and transforms it from something simply beautiful into something powerful.
The lips are exaggerated, luscious and unapologetically red. At first, they may appear sensual. But this work is not about seduction.
It is about voice.
A woman’s lips hold her words. They speak her boundaries, her desires, her ideas, her anger, her love and her truth. They can whisper. They can command. They can say yes and, perhaps more importantly, they can say no.
For generations, the red lip has been used to decorate and define femininity. Here, its scale changes its meaning. The lips are no longer something to simply look at. They demand to be listened to.
The Spanish words woven through the piece introduce another layer: la vida — life. Because a woman’s voice ultimately belongs to the life she chooses to create for herself.
There is beauty in the mouth, but its greatest power has never been its appearance.
It is what comes out of it.
She Has Something to Say is for the woman who refuses to make herself quieter, smaller or easier to consume.
Her lips may be beautiful. Her voice is the weapon.