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Naiad Fountain
2021 / porcelain, pigments, glaze, artificial hair / 70 x 55 x 55 cm
Photo: ©eSeL.at/Joanna Pianka, ©Luisa Hübner and ©Simon Veres
The 2021 porcelain sculpture "Naiad Fountain" by Julia Belova, inspired by the Schönbrunn Park fountain in Vienna, reinterprets the sexualized image of women and motherhood through a queer feminist lens. The artist creates an androgynous form that resembles a fountain but lacks its original function, symbolizing the Baroque-era conflict between societal roles and personal authenticity. This tension, still relevant for women and the LGBTQ+ community, is reflected in the sculpture’s use of dead materials like porcelain and synthetic hair, which imitate water and body but remain frozen. Belova connects Baroque themes to modernity, exploring new ideas of corporeality and sexuality.
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