Stories under the Skirt

A multimedia approach, the employment of
various materials and comic-strip art are common to
three young authoresses who will exhibit their works
in two galleries at AKC Metelkova mesto. The joint
exhibition venue will be dedicated to visual images
presented on various backgrounds (wood, cardboard,
plastic, fabric, gum, etc.).

The entrance to the gallery venue leads under the
installation Stories under the Skirt by the Korean-French
authoress Juhyun Choi. ‘’I made a tunnel of wide-open
female legs from nylons and balloons, filled with water
and air. Nylons evoke a particular part of female body
and symbolise fetishised lust. I drew genitals and toes
on them. A smooth round balloon is a very sensual
form. Its material is reminiscent of condoms or skin
while the knot is like the nipple. From the exterior,
we see a tunnel of weird, semi-human forms that look
similar to buttocks or breasts. The balloons are brought
together in some sort of deformed legs; there are plenty
of them and they are interwoven. The spectator can
enjoy this witty and playful view of ‘falsified’ femininity
from the exterior. Inside the tunnel, however, the floor is
embedded with the testimonies of women from various
periods who had had abortions. The tunnel gets evermore
narrow, and towards its end the spectator has to
walk on all fours. This is important because the installation
is a narrative of humiliation and through crawling
one gets a closer view of the testimonials on the floor.’’ Igor Prassel

Organisation: City of Women
In collaboration with: Galerija Alkatraz, Galerija Kunilingus,
AKC Metelkova mesto
With support of: Institute Charles Nodier