Pretty Woman

“Pretty Woman” is created with recycled clothes I cut into pieces. Her hair is made of threads of ribbons I had no use for anymore. The ground and the roses are the same fabric, as one can see. I used an old designer vest with really soft and soothe fabric from my mother. I intended to connect this artwork to the film “Pretty Woman” with Julia Roberts. Why so? When I was I child I really liked this movie, but some time ago I watched it again and my experience was quite a different one and I see Pretty Women very critically. After all, she is a woman who depends on a rich guy and not on herself. And to me the overall story is typical and very sexist girl finds her prince narrative. What disgusted me most, was the scene with the other rich entitled man who was violent to her the moment she rejected him. However, my pretty woman wants to express a certain degree of transformation. She stands on her own, young, maybe naïve, but self-reliant, fragile, but elegant. Every aspect is blossoming which is underlined by the roses. Also, I wanted to express that beauty and youth are moments in time that vanish, just like beautiful rose petals fade.