Efrat Merin – www.efratmerin.com –
My works set forth a queer retelling of mythical narratives. Gorgons, witches, hybrids, and hermaphrodites fuse into an image of queer subconsciousness. Nakedness is disengaged from sexuality, binaries of femininity and masculinity are transgressed. Female desire, with its long history of being demonised, is unabashedly celebrated; the female gaze regains its power. The delicate work with technical pens allows me to embed miniature elements within the drawings. The ink is unforgiving: each stroke becomes an organic part of the drawing, giving it its specific stamp.