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(Whiteboard, Pen, Rubber) Inputting female data into furnace building equations in an attempt to quantify and understand the female experience Placing myself into the investigative role of the male in order to clinically view the feminine from an outside perspective. […]

Exploring Male modes of Carrying that appear more achievable than my own capabilities. Photography by Anwen Howells

Male: Female Active: Passive Progressive: Receptive What is the difference between the Male and Female Experience? It seems to be determined that women qualify their experiences through patient waiting for biological rhythms to occur. This could be considered an organic […]

(2 Lemon Netting Bags)

(Sample Pot containing Lemon Juice, Plaster, Sudoku Puzzle Book)

21:10 Outgoing Call: 111 (12 Mins) 22:31 Incoming Call: Unknown Number (8 Mins) 02:47 Incoming Call: Unknown Number (11 Mins) 09:30 Emergency Appointment: Out of Hours 09:35 A&E 10:22 Nurse Consultation 10:25 Urine Sample 11:50 Doctor Consultation 11:55 Blood Test […]

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A Conversation (Polyurethane Rubber, Iron Nails) When something is nailed to the wall people are forced to talk about it. Infertility is one of those issues we intrinsically avoid because of our society’s puritan foundations. It’s embarrassing because it relates […]

Dark Space (Ultrasound, Fridge, Magnet) This work has become an investigative social experiment. I find a sense of hilarity in following the ritual of a pregnant woman, lovingly displaying my ultrasound of my empty uterus on the fridge, sharing it […]

Introducing organic objects into an industrial setting. Purposefully placing lemons into and around furnaces and Iron pouring equipment. Some of these interactions feel extremely phallic and uncomfortable due to the collision of materials. Producing a contrasting interaction between lemons and […]

Carrying 25 Lemons in my t-shirt. This close cradling felt as though I had responsibility for the fruit’s safe transportation, emphasising the care I took in carrying them so as to not drop any. The lemons formed bulges in the […]

Experimental Dissection with unfunctional Cutting Implements Leaving traces of Acid on the Paper (Lemon, Paper, Duct Tape, 4×4, 2 Butter Knives, Scalpel, Grinding Disk, Craft Knife, Chisel) Documentation by Anwen Howells

‘Patriarchal timing is quantitative, measuring space in equal sections. Matriarchal timing is qualitative, subjective, experiencing the length of the moment according to feelings’ This work is a quantitative analysis of the components of a lemon in regards to the body […]

I wanted to talk about repetitive actions in performance. The act of repeating something so simple seems futile. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same result is deemed pointless but in response we get a […]

I have been thinking about the male role in the simulation of pregnancy. I wonder whether I conform to this role as I do not fulfil the biological requirements of woman. By viewing the lemon as a bodily form I […]

A performance of transitional distance condensed into a single moment. The litmus paper is rolled up to allow the viewer to experience a length of time in one moment. Litmus paper is a reactive recording device. It’s colour changes from […]

Iron Oxide Tattoo Ink, Citric Acid, Litmus Paper, Bowl, Body Using modern Tattooing techniques to reflect ancient fertility scarification. Introducing traits of toxic femininity through the use of citric acid (an allergen) of which I feel mirrors my relationship with […]

This action was a preparation for the performance ‘Reel of Litmus Paper’. I tattooed the soles of my feet using homemade iron oxide tattoo ink (powdered ore), the recipe of which interpreted from ancient tattooing process. The use of this […]