Menstruation Myths Portfolio Box - Laia Abril

While the secrecy around menstruation affects the social, economic and cultural position, there are also direct physical consequences. Extreme pain, debilitating symptoms with non-identifiable causes, and understudied gynaecological diseases. Might the very lack of understanding be perpetuating the suffering experienced by women? Menstruation Myths explores these cycles of thought creating a non-fixed and open-ended narrative that forms part of Laia Abril’s larger body of work, A History of Misogyny. With this series, Abril questions what it means to be a woman within a society that ignores the menstrual calendar. The chapter explores myths and their cultural origins, alongside contemporary data and its consequences. Displaying both the research and the visual metaphors, the installation weaves a greater comprehension of the politics of pain and the repercussions of miseducation and silence

Handmade box with two compartments (41 x 35 cm)
6 signed and numbered prints screenprinted on Somerset Satin (Japanese Cotton) with deckled edges
3 double sided posters unique to this portfolio edition (60 x 40 cm / 24" x 16")
Certificate of authenticity 
Handmade by Piotr Jarosz