For my dissertation, focusing on the role of menstruation in feminist art, I emailed Rhine Bernardino, who's work 'Regla' has felt very important to me in my thinking around bodily fluids and the abject, to ask if she would be open to answering a few of my questions about her work.
Thinking about what I might ask her-
I see some religious imagery in your work, such as the concept of the reliquary in your 'Regla' series, or the echoing of greek votives in your 'self cleaning' performance. Is that an intention in your work?
What do you think the function of utilizing menstrual blood as a material could be for the socialisation of menstruation?
Are you influenced by any of the 2nd wave feminists who worked with menstruation, such as Judy chicago or carolee shneeman?
Do you view menstruation as a spiritual/ritualistic experience or purely as a bodily function?
Do you think that menstruating has an influence over your work as a whole?
What has made you feel like you operate in an environment where it is safe enough for you to perform your work?
What has the general reaction been to your work around menstruation?
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