'Jana Pejoska'

paper pulp, acrylic 22 x 6 x 6’’

This is my personal interpretation of the FEMININE. During the years the term Feminine has been associated either with a purpose, bigger than the individual - fertility, motherhood, etc. (practical approach), or with beauty, sexuality, sin (aesthetical/religious approach).

The bust on the left depicts a woman with Egyptian features (long neck, deep eye-liner, high cheekbones, small face, round scull, shallow forehead) staring in a point somewhere in front of her with considerable seriousness and determination, as we would expect from a woman, having a high hierarchical status. What seems like jewelry on her neck and ears, is, in fact, nothing else, but plastic hangers, bought from IKEA, which are reminiscent of her purpose: her practical, earthly side. The bust can also be used as a key/jewelry/hat holder with a hint of antiquity.