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
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Wine Glass
The symbolism of red wine
representing blood. This symbolism
links with the sacrifice of blood in
many religious traditions. The glass
shape is the feminine form. The
tampon stops the flow. Blood marks
our major life events. We are born
in blood, we begin adulthood in
blood, we begin our sex lives in
blood, we begin parenting in blood.
I celebrate this creative blood.
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Burning Pain
Period pain can feel like burning
inside. The pain can be severe and
debilitating but it is for a
beautiful purpose. Although
suffering can inspire great beauty,
debilitating pain should not be
ignored. Some women need to have
their pain treated.
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All photos copyright 2007 Margaret
Kalms
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artist: Brina Katz
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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
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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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