Equality
Textile on metal sculpture
7 x 200 x 0 cm,
2010
Equality is my first work dedicated to the people of Göttingen, in particular, the young women who are still, in the 21st century, pressurized into choosing between career satisfaction and motherhood. Göttingen is a town in the heart of Germany famous for its University and for all the notable people that lived and worked here at some point in their lives, like Lou Andreas-Salome and Max Planck. In its market square is the iconic statue of Gänseliesel, where PhD students parade to celebrate their graduation adorning her with flowers and a kiss on the cheek. This is where I chose to place Equality, a band I cross-stitched with the german road sign for „roadwork“ both in pink and in blue and the mathematical notation equal between them.
Pink Justice
Textile on metal sculpture
7 x 200 x 0 cm,
2011
In 2011 a State Labour Court in North Rhine Westphalia ruled
that bosses can legally make female employees wear bras in their workplace. Pink Justice is a reaction to this ruling. Here I embroidered the coat of arms for North Rhine Westphalia on one half of a bras and the circle-cross symbol for women on the other one. I fitted the bras on the
iconic image of Göttingen: the Gänseliesel. I also blindfolded her with a piece of pink leftover fabric. As an artist, and resident of Lower Saxony/Germany, I manifest my female solidarity to all women in Germany.
