In the Habitar series, the artist explores the multifaceted experience of existing in a human body, delving into the many expressions of sexual and gender identity. Each piece and layer of paint navigates the complexities of being and the emotions that arise when moving through different gender expressions. By the end of Habitar, the reality of inhabiting a female body is confronted and embraced. On the other hand, Girlhood explores the vast spectrum of femininity, particularly the aspects the artist felt unable to experience during adolescence due to body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria. "Girlhood ... is the intellectual phase of a woman's life, that time when, unencumbered by societal expectations or hormonal rages, one may pursue any curiosity from the mysteries of the yo-yo to the meaning of infinity. These two particular pursuits were where I left off in the fifth grade when I discovered a hair growing in the wrong place and all hell broke loose." - Alice Kahn

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Libia Rocha

Exact Dimensions

100 x 135 cm 39.3 x 53.1 in

Year Created

2024

Materials

Acrylic and spray paint on canvas.