FILL ME UP
Encaustic, 2003
Flax cast paper and mixed media encaustic sculpture, 3 individual bowls
16 in x 16 in x 15 in
Large: 12 1/2 in x 13 in x 6 1/2 in
Middle: 12 in x 6 in x 11 in
Small: 8 in x 3 1/2 in x 7 in
Photos by Grimanesa Amorós Studio
Fill Me Up is a mixed-media installation work that reflects upon issues of gender and sexuality in the context of a consumer society. It considers women’s bodies; specifically their functionality in the world, their definition as functional objects, and as objects of fertility. The work consists of a set of handmade bowls, filled with abaca casts of my nipples. The casts fill the containers like grain or coins. They are a product that can be re-produced, counted and parceled. They can be arranged or displayed differently according to the each individual’s imagination. Each piece is individual and unique yet multiple and replaceable; they evoke women’s bodies as commodity and as a currency of desire.