Xiaoyan is originally from Gaomi, China. But now lives and works in Beijing.She describes her work as “the arrival of a new era, a new kind of human being, a new power, a new sensation… a surrealistic virtual world in which men and women are equal”.
This to me suggests the idea of how women have to be modified in order to really be equal. The fact that the metal objects attached the women are typically male items such as tanks and saws, suggests that men have an influence on the way women are expected to be.
The women are weighed down and seem to be burdened by the items, none of them look happy with their situation. The fact that the women are naked shows how they are still seen as sexual objects, even more so that they are plastic figures with typically "perfect" proportions.
This to me suggests the idea of how women have to be modified in order to really be equal. The fact that the metal objects attached the women are typically male items such as tanks and saws, suggests that men have an influence on the way women are expected to be.
The women are weighed down and seem to be burdened by the items, none of them look happy with their situation. The fact that the women are naked shows how they are still seen as sexual objects, even more so that they are plastic figures with typically "perfect" proportions.
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