Christine Bachmann Not despite the pain –

Not despite the pain – but with it

And therein lies the true strength that this artwork simultaneously celebrates and indicts: Despite halved energy

7 × 40 cm

compassion

both the canvas and the exhibited lingerie will be sealed with acrylic varnish after the performance

Christine Bachmann Not despite the pain –Collage Photography Vulva print on paper 30. 5 x 37. 5 cm 2026 In my work "the red sea" I play with the euphemism for menstruation of the same name. During my period, I created a print of my vulva on paper. Added to the image is a photograph of my hand, "keeping an eye on" the oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who is depicted in a newspaper clipping. Cousteau was a French diving pioneer, known, among other things, for his research in the Red Sea. Above