Mapedusa by Eleni is bored again

Artist: Eleni is bored again Title: Mapedusa As a woman and an artist, I believe it is my right to misinterpret and mess up the myths that men have been serving us for so many years. In this piece I am interested in creating confusion between who is who, who looks at whom, and what is their purpose. Interpretation of the Myth of Medusa: There are many contemporary discussions around the male’s gaze and how it has historically suppressed women. But why would men do that? In the myth of Medusa, Medusa represents the feminine which men are avoiding to face as it will reduce them to corpses. Instead of looking at them, they chose to look down on them; the moment they will look into the woman...View all