Pain
An art instillation exploring female pain and the lack of research into global, female medical issues.
The audio accompanies a site-specific sculpture, made using found (natural and man-made) materials during an arts residency with activist and sculptor Matilda Glen. The audio we hear was recorded during the walk and material collection.
“There is five times more research into erectile dysfunction, which affects 19% of men, than into premenstrual syndrome, which affects 90% of women.”
““Women have been woefully neglected in studies on pain. Most of our understanding of ailments comes from the perspective of men; it is overwhelmingly based on studies of men, carried out by men.” Lynn Enright