After the birth of her son, Camille Henrot found herself drawn to painting deep red, reflecting on motherhood's complexities and her creative blocks stemming from hospital memories.
Henrot noticed a glaring absence of representations of mothers alone in art, prompting her to create works that depict the nuanced reality of motherhood beyond mere objectification.
Through her exploration of breast pumping imagery, Henrot highlights the often undervalued yet rewarding aspects of motherhood, showcasing the intersection of labor, pleasure, and identity.
Camille Henrot challenges traditional representations of motherhood in art while seeking to portray mothers as subjects in their own right, deserving of recognition and autonomy.
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