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In a broader sense, it is a view of the conflict between traditional family identities and structures deeply inherent in my Polish heritage and my own contemporary views. (Kristina, Laurie #2, Philip #2, Dana) These images pose several questions addressing the social view of gender as it relates to biological roles. By using the flower as a reference point, I have found in these images an expression of structures of inequality that are often applied to a supposedly natural and beautiful inevitability: that of reproduction. These images of a kind of “human plant life” carry their own undesirable aspects that can  |
seem almost to seep from their painted skins. Our human biological reproduction can be marred by an inner psychological turmoil that relates to divisions between sexual identity and biological reality, quite unlike what happens in the case of our floral counterparts. By combining a seemingly natural and innocent vision of a flower and juxtaposing it with provocative images, I have tried to explore the seemingly inevitable bond with biology that human beings consistently struggle against – the struggle to be more than a mere sexual being that needs to be content with reproducing itself, and the psychological frustration that ensues. Each subject in this series has his or her own issues with their “design.” These hopes and fears are explored by facing the possible truth  |
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