Costillo Gallery, The Peep Show, 1986

"And when thou art spoiled, what will thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou revelest thy face with painting, in vain shall thou make thyself fair, thy lover will dispise thee..."

Jeremiah 4:30

"What fire does not destroy, it hardens."

Oscar Wilde

"It's a mother ...challenges the 'idealization of motherhood' a synthetic construction of myths, values, illusions and expectations perpetuated in this society to enforce conformity and alienate those who cherish self-determination."

Rene Hinds, 1986