For thousands of years of medical history, the uterus was demonized and “stood [...] for the woman as a whole” (Patricia A. Gwozdz, 2017). This negates their humanity and reduces them to their reproductive function. The female body is portrayed as a childbearing ‘monster’ (cf. Rosi Braidotti, 1994) - a natural incubator for the reproduction of the society that oppresses her. By entering Iron Womb, the viewing subject becomes an exhibit. Stigmas are placed on them from the outside and from the inside, in a fetal position on a monstrous body object, they experience the feeling of othering and disorientation. The auditory part of the work was created in collaboration with the composer Maline Euen, who contributes her perspective as a young mother.
