Overall, my practice exists as the causatum of an exploration of what it means to be a Western feminist in 2014. Every new piece of work comes from the central question upon which my entire practice is built: Am I a feminist?

I use the abject innocence and celebratory nature of iced cake as a means of opening up sometimes controversial and sometimes futile conversations around traditional feminist subject matter. Cake becomes a catalyst for discussion, bait in a trap, a sweetener for something unpleasant.

Whilst my work has introverted tendencies, it sits within a wider, extroverted, conscious and more analytical context. The current but outdated economic and cultural climates which conserve the tradition of patriarchal control are being challenged by a new generation of feminists who are bringing feminism back to the attention of an entire population and simultaneously empowering both men and women.

 

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