BAM

Mixed media, work in progress since 2013

We're talking about female blood.
It's about revolting against stereotypes, shame and stigmata connected with menstruation.
It's about getting involved.

A Menstruator is any person who pursues new ideas or intuitive processes relating to menstruation. The Menstruator transcends gender and lunar cycles. "Become a Menstruator" is about putting a new face on the matter of menses.
BAM seeks to engage viewers' emotions, and thus incites viewers to equip themselves with their own materials (T-shirts, buttons, stickers, posters) to spread the message.
BAM asks us to reexamine our stance on something that is still largely perceived with negative connotations. BAM seeks to encourage the formulation of a new, positive outlook about menstruation.
Time has come to take action! Get involved! Create your own culture of menstruation! Invent new rituals! Become a menstrual activist! Fire away! Become a Menstruator!

(Petra Mattheis)

BAM - Become a Menstruator!

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Petra Mattheis was born in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, and lives in Leipzig.
She studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Mainz and completed her studies as a master-class student at the School of Visual Arts in Leipzig.

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