niddah (the immersion)

As a newlywed, I took on the Jewish ritual of immersion as a way to mark the end of separation, Niddah, between a husband and wife that takes place during a woman’s menstrual cycle. Immersing became an inspiration for a series of prints and paintings that explore the transition between impurity and purity. Using etching techniques and acid as the ritualistic “water”, I created seven distinct abstract copper plates to represent the seven intentions a woman must have to prepare herself to make the transition from impure to pure.