Happy International Women’s Day to all my strong, ambitious, sensitive, independent, young, weird, confident, seasoned, shy, happy, quiet, carefree, loud, supportive and powerful people with vaginas out there! 😘 Keep kicking ass... You do you boo.
By Annemarieke Kloosterhof
#internationalwomensday
** THE MAKING OF** ✂️ Swipe through to see my super professional setup (ahum) of recycled paper, tables covered in bin-bags and mesh frames cut from leftover curtain fabrics... 💁♀️Gotta make do with what you’ve got.
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The inspiration for this piece came from my big-ass Anatomy encyclopaedia books, which feature over 500 hand-drawn illustrations from the 19th century, almost all of which are based on the “typical human” body.... a 30 year old white male of 1.50 meters tall.... clearly times have changed!
I was surprised to see that the only time any of the anatomical illustrations were drawn fitting the physical anatomy of a woman - it was when those illustrations were explaining the surgical side of labour, how a woman gets pregnant, and how the foetus grows.... all about the womb - nothing about the woman herself!
No anatomical documentation of her bones, her organs, her veins or her muscles.
With this piece I wanted to take the narrative back (inside) the female body and create representation of all it’s made of : blood, tissue, muscle, fat, and veins.
The piece is made completely out of torn up recycled paper... no paint or colouring dyes were involved, and it’s all made by hand.
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I’m really loving the messy recycled paper-making process, and am looking to make much more of it... Maybe it’s time to invest in a proper factory setup. 😅 I might even install a paper-marbling station next! 😉
I hope you guys like it!
Happy weekend,
By Annemarieke
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“The Female Anatomy” Handmade Recycled Paper!✂️
This piece is a little different than the usual paper stuff I make - but I had lots of fun experimenting with the style and “blending” different colours. I love how vibrant they turned out! 😊
The inspiration for this piece came from my big-ass Anatomy encyclopaedia books, which feature over 500 hand-drawn illustrations from the 19th century, almost all of which are based on the “typical human” body.... a 30 year old white male of 1.50 meters tall.... clearly times have changed!
I was surprised to see that the only time any of the anatomical illustrations were drawn fitting the physical anatomy of a woman - it was when those illustrations were explaining the surgical side of Labour, how a woman gets pregnant, and how the foetus grows.... all about the womb - nothing about the woman herself!
No anatomical documentation of her bones, her organs, her veins or her muscles.
With this piece I wanted to take the narrative back (inside) the female body and create representation of all it’s made of : blood, tissue, muscle, fat, and veins.
The piece is made completely out of torn up recycled paper... no paint or colouring dyes were involved, and it’s all made by hand.
It was a very therapeutic process to create this piece - and I’ll be sure to post The Making Off on insta so you guys get a better understanding of how it’s build up!
I hope you guys like it. 😊
By Annemarieke Kloosterhof .
