Installation The Three Graces

The simple, curvaceous shape of the figures stems from bowling pins (in the Czech context, figures from Clovece Nezlob Se Czech Board Game). I always perceived them as 'feminine'; therefore I added breasts to the simplified and impersonal shapes. The scale of the figures approximating a small child and their pristine white color makes them approachable, vulnerable, innocent and submissive. The figures are simple but the material used to fabricate them has a special significance. They are fabricated from utilitarian porcelain that is used for making washbowls and lavatory bowls. This material directly relates to the physicality of human beings, very intimate, sometimes unpleasant and something that is usually not spoken about in polite circles. The material and simplifying shapes ridicule the ever prevalent "objectification" and uni-dimensional portrayal of women.