Hannah Wilke

Hannah Wilke is an American artist who works in many media.  In 1974 she created the Starification Object Series where she sculpted little vulvas out of chewing gum and then stuck them to herself.  She was then photographed in various poses, making a contradiction between feminine beauty and stark photographs where the vulva sculptures almost appear to be scars.  The third image, with her hair in rollers is my favorite, because she looks like she's getting ready, when you normally only see pictures of women after they are all gussied up.  The look on her face with the vulvas only stuck to her face is stunning.

Ariel Capellupo