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Strangers in a Strange Land: Envisioning the darker side of motherhood
thesis
posted on 2017-02-21, 05:47authored bySophia Strugnell Xeros-Constantinides
Maternity is often
idealized within society, where motherhood ‘myths’ paint unachievable pictures
of maternal perfection and blissful union with baby. This thesis and
studio-based artwork look behind the mask of maternal perfection, at what real
women have said and shown of their actual experiences of maternity. The research examines the darker side of motherhood, and how this has been
depicted. Through picture-making, I find new visual forms for maternity, based
on the metaphor of journeying to connect with baby, and on the use of collage
to give visual form to the disruption of the status quo for the woman-mother.