[….Bluebeard is a story which reflects some of the strongest human anxieties; those associated with gender, violence and mortality.My installation thusly draws its symbolism from Bluebeard.
For me, Bluebeard is a psychological thriller that urges women to take control of their lives, to defeat their own “Bluebeards” by empowering themselves with curiosity and knowledge. Their terror may be social oppression, an unhappy marriage, or lack of a productive life. On facing situations similar to those described in Bluebeard, a woman may start asking, “What stands behind this door that should not be opened? What is not as it appears? What am I overlooking? What part of me is asleep and needs to be re-awakened?” All these questions were in fact embodied in the moment when, upon stepping into the “forbidden” chamber, Bluebeard’s young wife is stained with her own blood. Without asking such questions, the women will remain forever a slave to the predator.]
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