2009 MFA Artist: Bethany Haeseler

Bethany Haeseler's Artist Statement

It’s often said that you are what you eat.  But what if we wore what we ate? 
By adorning the body with sweets and confectionaries, I am exploring the relationship between the femininity, fashion, and women as objects of/for consumption. The female form is not denied, but instead it is challenged by its very being.  This is not about the incorrect perception of others, but a skewed perception of ones self.

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skin and bones

oh no,  no no no
no, my dear
you look like a mess

too much of you has been removed

how can you feel more beautiful
more like yourself

when there is so much
of you missing

 

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