Amyel Garnaoui

CLI(T)HERA

CLI(T)HERA is an attempt to reinterpret our relationship with the sacred; it is a daughter of the feminist art of the 1960s, but also of all artworks that have as their subject women’s genital organs, such as the Etruscan votives. Historically, images of female organs have often been associated with reproduction or nourishment, but not with desire and pleasure. Moreover, in contrast to the vulva, the uterus, or the breasts, the clitoris has never been the protagonist of such works – there are temples dedicated to the female reproductive organs, but none dedicated to it. As such, Cli(t)hera is an artistic, cultural, and political proposal that addresses the theme of desire, particularly female desire, and how women have often given up this pursuit.