Abortion Wallpaper:
- Queen Ann's Lace, Chaste Tree, Willow, Squirting Cucumber
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Aloe, Juniper, Parsley, Rosemary, Rue, Sage,
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Blue Cohosh, Pennyroyal, Silphium,
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Juniper, Asarum, Squirting Cucumber
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Asarum, Savin Juniper
installation
The Abortion Wallpapers
The Abortion Wallpapers, (2014-) are a series of floral wallpaper patterns mimicking Victorian and 1950’s motifs. Each plant included in the design has abortive, emmenagogic, or contraceptive medicinal properties. As functional adornment and subversive decoration, these wallpapers become witness, become secret keeper, become historical reminder to the history and practice of the use plants and herbs for birth control, abortion, and reproductive care.
The Abortion Wallpapers, (2014-) are a series of floral wallpaper patterns mimicking Victorian and 1950’s motifs. Each plant included in the design has abortive, emmenagogic, or contraceptive medicinal properties. As functional adornment and subversive decoration, these wallpapers become witness, become secret keeper, become historical reminder to the history and practice of the use plants and herbs for birth control, abortion, and reproductive care.
