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Revisiting Lilith (2025) SOLD
JAILI RAMIREZ
mixed media on canvas
18H x 24W in (45 x 60 cm)
Drawing from my Puerto Rican and Filipina identity, as well as personal and inherited histories, I reimagine women as witnesses, storytellers, and authors of their own narratives. These figures exist with presence and intention, holding space rather than occupying it passively. They challenge the viewer to question the stories that have been fed about women that have been victimized, villainized or blamed when not fitting in their designated box.
Revisiting Lilith was created as a reflection and rejection of subservience. In Jewish myth, Lilith is Adam’s first wife who rejected subservience and demanded equality. When not given, she left. Traditionally she is portrayed as the mother of demons, her decision a catalyst for evil. However, this piece questions who portrayed her as such and with what intention. It sees Lilith, not as a cautionary tale but rather an individual unapologetic in their desire to pursue agency and equality.
mixed media on canvas
18H x 24W in (45 x 60 cm)
Drawing from my Puerto Rican and Filipina identity, as well as personal and inherited histories, I reimagine women as witnesses, storytellers, and authors of their own narratives. These figures exist with presence and intention, holding space rather than occupying it passively. They challenge the viewer to question the stories that have been fed about women that have been victimized, villainized or blamed when not fitting in their designated box.
Revisiting Lilith was created as a reflection and rejection of subservience. In Jewish myth, Lilith is Adam’s first wife who rejected subservience and demanded equality. When not given, she left. Traditionally she is portrayed as the mother of demons, her decision a catalyst for evil. However, this piece questions who portrayed her as such and with what intention. It sees Lilith, not as a cautionary tale but rather an individual unapologetic in their desire to pursue agency and equality.
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