Arabel Lebrusan

This body of work explores the complexities of women’s roles within caregiving and the societal expectations that bind them.

As part of an interactive performance, Lebrusan invites others to join her in ripping dolls apart on Mother’s Day, rejecting the stereotypical ideals of motherhood. Within the performance, a two-channel video shows a blade cutting the heads of dolls, further dismantling societal ideals of motherhood, femininity, and care. Elsewhere in the body of work, a photograph depicts a bejewelled woman’s hand butchering a lamb’s head, challenging the idea of women’s passivity. Together, these works invite reflection on the roles women are expected to play, while offering a space for both personal and collective empowerment.