Zoë Buckman is a British artist who works a lot with sculptures, installation and photography. Find her work on www.zoebuckman.com
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Life Giving / Death Bringing
Artist Zoë Buckman contemplates the dichotomy of the placenta
Giving birth is often seen as a beautiful, life-affirming thing. I imagine many mothers would agree, but they’d also talk about the violent side of the act. The blood and pain, the damage to the body...