Ashmina Ranjit is renowned for her work exploring the body as a site of public discourse and art in Nepal. In this provocative installation, she complicates our understanding of the womb and its blood; while being the source of life, the uterus has also been politicised through a Brahminical, patriarchal gaze. Menstrual taboos are practiced throughout South Asia, yet little thought is given to how a natural, biological process comes to be viewed with such fear and disgust. Drawing on Tantric symbolism and philosophy, Ranjit reorients the experience of menstruation as one that should be reclaimed and celebrated by women as a testament to their shakti (feminine energy).
Reproduction created for Kathmandu Triennale 2077; previously shown in India, Nepal, and Japan in 2002.
The artist's participation is made possible with support from the US Embassy in Nepal.
The artist’s participation is made possible with support from the US Embassy in Nepal.
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