Hills & Valleys
Hills & Valleys - Signage from defunded Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin health centers, aluminum, mirror, wood, 8' x 8', 2016.
Hills & Valleys is a large-scale sculpture made out of aluminum signage from Planned Parenthood health centers closed under former Governor Scott Walker's administration in Wisconsin. The production of this piece repurposed nearly every square inch of the signage from five health centers, creating a sculptural image of a woman's hips, groin and thighs. Atop her pubic mound is a mirrored vajazzle of our nation’s capitol. The mirror was purchased from Hobby Lobby, who won a landmark Supreme Court victory in 2014 allowing corporations to deny their employees birth control on religious grounds. A traditional quilt star pattern known as “Sarah’s Choice” forms a backdrop behind the hips. This aluminum quilt integrates women’s traditional craft into the artwork, infusing the visual language of our foremothers as the fabric upon which reproductive rights have been forged.