If you create or own art
concerning menstruation or menopause and are
interested in showing it on thesepages (it's
free!), contact MUM
Marie Claire magazine
(Italian edition) featured several of the
above artists in an article
about this museum and menstruation in 2003.
The newspaper Corriere della Sera (Io Donna
magazine) (Milan, Italy) and the magazine
Dishy (Turkey) showed some of the artists in
2005 in articles about this museum.
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The Art of Menstruation at the Museum of
Menstruation and Women's Health
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Australian Jillaroo
Her sleeves are rolled up ready for
work. Her hands are rough because
she works hard. The hat has tampons
instead of corks to keep away the
flies. Corks are a nick name for
tampons. In Australia the bush
country image is very male
dominated. In reality, there are
many farmers who are women. They
cope with the cycles of days,
seasons, harvest and of course,
their own menstrual cycles. The work
must be done in rhythm with these
cycles.
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Wild West Tampons
Bullets are a nickname for tampons.
Both bullets and tampons penetrate
the body and both are in contact
with blood. There is a lot of
violent blood shown in movies and on
TV. This image shows an alternative
view and celebrates the blood of
fertility with a sense of humour.
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All photos copyright 2007 Margaret
Kalms
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by Margaret Kalms 1 2 3 |
The Australian Margaret Kalms,
the artist, writes,
Margaret Kalms uses symbolism and
imagery to depict menstruation in a
beautiful way. She gives women
positive images of menstruation to
counteract the negative stereotypes
that are around us all the time.
These photographs are important
social statements on the status and
identity of women and empower women
to be in charge of how they present
their bodies. Prejudice and
embarrassment has stopped some women
from seeking needed health treatment
causing unnecessary suffering. Many
women are reluctant to talk about
how she feels even if she is in pain
or has medical issues. Margaret's
art can help overcome this
prejudice. Margaret has exhibited
her work in Canberra and Burrill
Lake. More of her work can be seen
at;
http://www.artofwoman.com.au
MORE pictures
by Margaret Kalms 1 2 3
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NEXT artist:
Brina Katz
See all the
artists in the links in the
left-hand column.
If you create or own art
concerning menstruation or
menopause and are interested in
showing it on these pages (it's
free!), contact MUM
© 2007 Harry Finley. It is
illegal to reproduce or distribute
work on this Web site in any manner
or medium without written permission
of the author. Please report
suspected violations to hfinley@mum.org
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