Jin

Ceramic sculpture

This sculpture reflects on the ways women’s bodies have been shaped and restrained throughout history — from the practice of foot binding in China to corsets that forced the body into an idealized form.

The form is inspired by the idea that women can be like plants growing around or inside a box, slowly adapting to the structure surrounding them.

While these practices are largely gone today, the idea of invisible constraints still resonates. Sometimes the most powerful limits are the ones we internalize ourselves — the “glass boxes” that quietly shape how we see our bodies and our possibilities.

The piece takes its name from Qiu Jin, an early Chinese feminist and revolutionary who spoke out against foot binding and advocated for women’s independence and education. Her voice became a symbol of resistance against the constraints placed on women’s bodies and lives.

Handmade ceramic sculpture.

Size: 5"