CHLOE MOTOLESE


New vagina

New Vagina 2026 mixed media on paper 


I realize that most of the names of the vagina are offencive, horrifying and stereotipical, for example: Affare (Thing); Calza rotta (Broken Stocking); Caverna (Cave); Cespuglio (Bush); Fe rita (Wound); Gnocca; Mercanzia (Merchandise); Potta (from latin puta). This are just a few of the milion terms that in the history were used to name something tabù like the vagina. I think we need to create new terms, that have more respect for the powerness of the vagina. With the scraps of some of my works i created a pattern of fragmen ted terms and paintings, to create the new from the old. Some examples of names that i came up with are: amo ra (love in a feminine way in italian), pagna, sere (also meaning nights in italian), nota (also meaning notes in italy), minha (also meaning mine in portogues).