Monika Viktoria Diak Woy Woy NSW Flesh of Venus ceramic and oyster shells In mythology, Venus emerges from the Sea in a floating shell, formed from the severed genital of Uranus cast into the ocean. Her origin echoes that of Eve’s, created as an afterthought from the body part of a man. Venus comes into existence fully formed as a desirable, nubile woman, having had no childhood. She is portrayed in Art as the perfect nude, created by man for man. In Flesh of Venus, each oyster shell houses a partially formed growth, recognisable as a symbol of the feminine form. 17 in total symbolise the girlhood she never experienced.
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