gabrieli garcia
anna huss
2025, Copper, Silicone, Lo LoestrinFE Birth Control
4.5 x 3 x 3 ft
I am drawn to the ways threads—both literal and metaphorical—bind, unravel, and reshape the stories we carry. This extends to the body, particularly women’s bodies, which bear histories of control, resistance, and erasure. My research into contraception, abortifacients, and reproductive autonomy informs my practice, with the angelica flower as one example—a medicinal plant historically used as an abortifacient. I explore how bodies, like fibers, hold memory, absorb trauma, and resist constraint.
A well articulated language of resilience—one that emerges through rupture, repair, and the reimagining of agency in a fractured world— will be the healing. By integrating natural elements and craft, I am constructing the bridge to the ephemeral and the enduring, grounding complex political discourse in the tactile and visceral.
A meditative practice on care, patience, and the shared resilience of the individual's body and the collective power of the commonality is the grounding point to creation, inviting viewers to consider the enduring connections between autonomy, memory, and the intricate relationships of the personal and the political.