My body is not a battleground
Did you really think your hands on my body would diminish my worth?
Your guilt does not belong to me
I am not ashamed
I will speak up
I will rise
I will ascend
Like a battlecry
The poem on the bodies is written by me and inspired by the poem Her Skin by Iranian-Irish poet Nikita Gill.
This is the biggest project I ever did, working together with 5 models and painting almost life-size on linen of 2 x 1,5 meters . I’m currently working on a video about the process and becoming of this painting.
A huge thanks to Rozanne, Pom, Donya and two anonymous who are working on this project with me. I could not have done this without you.
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My body is not a battleground
Oil on linen, 195x155cm
Rachel Climo
Not for sale – artist’s collection