Medusa- Tempt Them And They Will Come
This story has two sides to its commentary on female blame. On one hand, Medusa is remembered as a terrible, hideous, malevolent monster....
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Rachel Lauver
- Apr 2, 2019
Medusa- They Feed Like Snakes
When I was finding stories to tell for this project, Medusa was nowhere on my radar. I didn’t remember much about Medusa but I remembered...
Rachel Lauver
- Mar 20, 2019
Susanna- Later They Will Pick Cherries
The “cherries” in this poem represent three things. First, they are a reference to verses talking about good trees bearing good fruit,...
Rachel Lauver
- Mar 15, 2019
Susanna-My Blood Is On Every Doorpost
Susanna’s story is a representation of non-physical sexual violence. While most art depicts the elders grabbing Susanna, the bible does...
Rachel Lauver
- Mar 12, 2019
Susanna- The Good Trees Bear More Than Cherries
Susanna’s story is in the Book of Daniel; while bathing in her backyard a group of elders that had been watching her, hoping to get her...
Rachel Lauver
- Mar 1, 2019
Proserpina- Long Before You Knew Death You Were Wishing It On Me
Hades, the king of the underworld, “chose” Persephone to be his bride and rule over the dead with him before asking permission of the...
Rachel Lauver
- Feb 28, 2019
Proserpina- They Named Me For My Innocence
The moral debate of Proserpina's story does not surround her rape and abduction but whether or not she chose to eat the pomegranate...
Rachel Lauver
- Feb 18, 2019
Proserpina- Long Before You Knew Death You Were Wishing It On Me
This still life represents Proserpina, who was raped and abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld, who saw her picking flowers and...
Rachel Lauver
- Feb 8, 2019
What Lies in Grey Areas
"What Lies in Grey Areas' is both the proposed question and answer to my capstone project. The subject of this poem are the gatekeepers...
Rachel Lauver
- Feb 2, 2019
What Lies in Grey Areas- Artist Statement
This series is a study in control and blame. Each photo references Baroque vanitas still lifes to explore and challenge the mythological,...
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