GOVERN THE WOMAN
( 0,73w x 0,42l x 0,66h )
REFERENCE TO THE ARTWORK
TAP IMAGES TO ZOOM IN
2017
GOVERN THE WOMAN
( 0,73w x 0,42l x 0,66h )
In ancient Greece, patriarchy is an essential component
Women were confined in the gynaeceum
playing the exclusive role of a lifetime
loyal housekeeper and having children
except for the women of Crete and Sparta
In the artwork, the two women’s leaning heads
are a reference to Sappho the most liberal
exponent of women’s feelings
In the course of time, the woman is liberated...
The fan, becomes the secret code of messages
for feminine communication
Plato concerning the “Govern the woman”
disagrees with the “in house”
exclusiveness of women
IN THE "REPUBLIC", NOT ONLY
DOES HE DEFEND THEIR SOCIAL STATUS
BUT HE ALSO EQUATES THEM TOTALLY
WITH MEN
In the same book, though, he writes in Timaeus:
“The man who fails to live righteously
at the second birth
he would transform into a woman”
WHAT AN INSINUATION!
