Chains for an Average Woman

2018 –

The series Chains for an Average Woman is based on the notion of a woman’s relationship to self-identity, chained as it is to the female personas of our time. Giving traditional chains a new purpose and a new form, each necklace enacts one female archetype. Playing with the symbolism of chains, the pieces raise the question of whether women are more liberated or constrained in our modern society.

Even as the nature of identity becomes increasingly transient and complex, recent cultural trends have awakened outdated classifications and stereotypes in the representation of women in popular culture. ‘Chains for an average woman’ is a literal expression of the diverse amount of roles mass-media, and by extension society encourages in women. This body of work draws connections between self-identity and female stereotype, exploring how individuality develops against a background of economic and cultural conditions.