Throughout history, women who possessed knowledge of menstruation, alchemy, or contraception were labeled as “witches.” Persecuted, silenced, and killed, they... Read More
Throughout history, women who possessed knowledge of menstruation, alchemy, or contraception were labeled as “witches.” Persecuted, silenced, and killed, they became part of one of the most overlooked genocides in human history. Today, this knowledge still exists—transformed, yet alive. The women who carry it might once have been condemned for it. In this work, | aim to reclaim that memory and bring it into the present, connecting those punished bodies with contemporary ones that still face more subtle—but persistent—forms of control, judgment, and violence. Through symbolism, | build a bridge between past and present, incorporating a reference to “Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses” (Waterhouse) to reinterpret this narrative from a contemporary and personal perspective.