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“How to Catch a Flying Uterus” 2024
HD Video, color, sound, 3:49 min

“How to Catch a Flying Uterus” revisits the once prevalent idea of the flying uterus in Western society, which persisted until the early twentieth century and was believed to be the cause of several female pathologies.

The use of found footage from archival materials, film reels, and digital media over a frenzied soundtrack seeks to revive and challenge images belonging to misogynistic narratives in attempts to control and possess female bodies. The overall surreal use of color and sound helps delineate the absurdity in the violence inflicted on women throughout the centuries.

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