Aileen Lochhead
Fife,
Scotland
The Mayhem of Menstruation
This work is an exploration of the menstrual cycle and its interaction with and
the effects on the creative cycle. I wanted to explore the impact and
ramifications of the various changes in both cycles. I was interested in how
any given stage can and does change the way we perceive and experience the
world and the interaction within our world. I aimed to achieve a cyclical form
with disparate shapes, textures and colours all contained within the flow of a
cycle. I attempted to illustrate the synergy and the rotation of the changing
phases.
I used a variety of yarns and fibres and incorporated red copper wire within
the fibres to represent the energy that flows throughout life regardless of any
period in time. With energy being unstable but enduring and copper being it’s
metaphorical and symbolic conduit. The piece is crocheted in its entirety and
measures 40” diameter.
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