Activist Art: Taking Up Space
Completed December 2010.
8"x12"; pen&ink on vellum.
Fat phobia is a largely invisible form of oppression in our society. Frequently masked as concern for health (and the link between fat and health is widely exaggerated), it is nonetheless a highly damaging form of body policing, usually targeting women. In an extension of institutional sexism, women who dare to take up space are punished and ostracized, whether it be their conversational space, their body language, or the literal volume their bodies occupy.
Further reading:
Read my blog post about this piece.
Prints are available at my Redbubble site.
8"x12"; pen&ink on vellum.
Fat phobia is a largely invisible form of oppression in our society. Frequently masked as concern for health (and the link between fat and health is widely exaggerated), it is nonetheless a highly damaging form of body policing, usually targeting women. In an extension of institutional sexism, women who dare to take up space are punished and ostracized, whether it be their conversational space, their body language, or the literal volume their bodies occupy.
Further reading:
Read my blog post about this piece.
Prints are available at my Redbubble site.