The "installation" (see picture on the right), is set in a corner of a lady’s

toilet in a college: it is a slide of a woman breastfeeding; her baby is

projected onto the breastfeeding chair (see bottom left picture). 

Nursery rhymes and the noise from the toilet’s fan, have created a

great contrast.

The breastfeeding image is projected on to the breastfeeding chair,

which is set in a dark and dull environment, giving the viewers a very

uneasy feeling.  

 

The ceramic chair (top left picture), a loo 'look-alike', refers to the

reality of the environment where the breastfeeding is taking place.  

 

The strings, on the right hand side of the slide picture (see picture

on the right), reflect the `restrictions` in our  modern society.

 

Both are a sarcastic and symbolic gesture regarding our attitudes

towards breastfeeding.

 

The aim of this installation is to reveal the reality and sub-text behind the

breastfeeding chair, that is a deep-seated attitude, in some people,

towards women breastfeeding their offspring in our modern society.

 

The installation directly invites the public to step into the lady's toilet

to see how some women were forced to breastfeed their babies.

 

 

 

June 2006