Biljana Bosnjakovic's reply to our project: Feminism in art of artists born on or after 1970

Biljana Bosnjakovic, 2012-01-26

This is a still image taken from my video Woman, filmed on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. To me, as a human being, this disturbing image reflects fear and terror. As a woman it causes anger and disappointment. This is a still image taken from my video Woman, filmed on the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. To me, as a human being, this disturbing image reflects fear and terror. As a woman it causes anger and disappointment.

Feminism in art of artists born on or after 1970

During the shooting of Woman, I wanted to transmit a feeling of defeat, despair and humiliation. I shrouded the face of the figure to represent numerous faceless victims, a sense of shame, danger, of abuse and death. Her body is naked. It is stripped, exposed, rendered passive and unopposing. Her hands are behind her back and bound, to convey the meaning of impotence and condemnation, of being used, hurt, forced, raped, tortured, killed, everywhere in the past and somewhere still today, for the simple fact of being a woman.

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