Reframed Femininities is a collage installation exploring the tension of being a woman from the past, examining how femininity, women, and societal norms have been restricted. Through re-contextualised everyday objects and materials, this work delves into the narratives of women's roles, history, and identity.
The installation consists of seven pieces, each suspended with repurposed, re-imagined frames detached from their original contexts. These frames, in their fragmentation, serve as metaphors for the fragmented nature of women's historical representation-often confined, fixed, and reduced to decorative or passive roles.
The use of old books repurposed through fragmentation highlights this view of the past. Lace, with its delicate, ethereal qualities, evokes traditional femininity, but its fragility speaks to the vulnerability and constriction imposed by societal expectations. The collection of found objects, piece together a sense of timelessness and wear.
In this installation, the physicality of the materials carries layers of meaning-reminders of what was once valued and what has been cast aside. The process of collage-a deliberate act of cutting, rearranging, and assembling-is a method of glimpsing into fragments of the past.
This work furthers our understanding of femininity, allowing reflection on women's roles in both history and contemporary life.
