Garden of Human Variation, front detail 2

Garden of Human Variation, front detail 2

Artist: Dolores Slowinski

Title: Garden of Human Variation, front detail 2

Attribution: Dolores Slowinski Garden of Human Variation, front detail 2

Year: 2024

Materials: Fabric, thread, buttons, beads, corsage pins, felt, paper, on cardboard armature.

Dimensions: 36" H x 12" D x 12" W

Image Statement: As we grow into who we are, however, we may find ourselves in agreement or conflict with our bodies. If we are born female and identify as such, or are born male and identify as such, we are CIS gender: meaning that our birth sex agrees with our sexual identity. If we find ourselves in conflict with our bodies, have a female body, but identify as male or have a male body but identify as female, we are Transgender: meaning that our birth sex does not agree with our sexual identity. This conflict may be so uncomfortable that we want to change our sexual anatomy to conform to our sexual identity.