Pour

Pour is a work that documents and exposes menstruation in order to un-censor women's pain and stories. A work that explores the vulnerability and strength of women, uncovering the layers of sickness in our bodies and transforming energy through performance. The artist utilizes imagery she has gathered from both Indigenous seal hunting and commercialized seal slaughter to evoke sensations of cycle, tradition and destruction. Like her previous works, Ashbee has created a dark and disturbing creation that confronts it’s audience. Her use of repetition evokes transformation which hints towards many possibilities for a resolution while maintaining an intense vulnerability between the performer and the audience.