Tender is the Flesh - DO NOT DISTURB, 𝓅𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒

In this piece, beauty and brutality coexist within a single form: a figure adorned with delicate flowers and fairy wings, yet laid open to reveal her innermost anatomy. This tension between the external and internal speaks to the hidden nature of suffering, particularly within those expected to embody grace and composure. The visceral exposure of the body becomes a metaphor for emotional transparency—trauma laid bare, vulnerability rendered in flesh. The work also interrogates the myth of transformation. Often romanticized, metamorphosis here is reimagined as an act of pain and rupture, a process not of seamless change, but of raw sacrifice. 'Feminine' symbols, lace, flowers, maternal forms intertwine with the grotesque, suggesting a struggle for bodily autonomy and agency within structures that idealize and exploit the feminine form.