“We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined. they can be free.”
— Kavita Ramdas
Steel Women | Expressions in Contrast
Originating in 1995 this series was born of personal challenges in navigating the male dominated corporate world.
Steel, scrap metal, and found objects are forged into feminine silhouettes of various fashions, lacking only the flesh and blood women whose presence they suggest.
These dress sculptures were first and foremost protective armor, but over time evolved into varied interpretations of the female psyche.
Roxanne
repurposed ceiling tin, 57h x 20w x 15d”
Ophelia
repurposed metal, door hinge, rebar, brake disc, 58h x 22w x 17d”
Witness
repurposed metal chalkboard, 58h x 19w x 18d”
Creekside
repurposed steel