Date(s)
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Location
Siskind Gallery, H1019, Blue Zone, London Campus
February 10 – 21, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rooted in Blue, Bloom in Red
By Meggie Prym Kamsataya
We were woven in blue—
tight stitches, quiet threads.
embedded into our skin before we knew
tender on the surface, bruised beneath
We learned to fold like fabric
through the weight of his gaze.
like lace, like ribbon, like soft whispered promises—
tied too tight on breaking ribs
Fate knit into the pattern,
sorrow hiding between the rows.
loop over loop, breath over breath.
torn apart, then gathered again.
Pain watered our roots,
Anger nourishes our skin.
We are cut, we are mended,
We break, but so we become—
from a piece of cloth to women
from silence to birth
we bloom sharp, we bloom wild,
no longer owned, no longer hidden
Damsel Rhapsody art exhibition chants about feminism, gender roles, beauty standards, social and cultural construction and commodification of the female body through printmaking and textiles. Materials traditionally associated with femininity—fabric, yarn, lace, crochet and stitching—are central to the work, carrying histories of domestic labor, beauty standards and marginalization of women. Not just functioning as a pretty decoration, but these materials speak to critique and reclamation.
The work focuses on the female body as a site of control, judgment and expectation shaped from early childhood. Cultural ideals of beauty often demand discipline, pain, and compliance, shaping how women start to see themselves. Through recurring imagery such as dolls, animal costumes, meat patterns and historical references like foot binding, the work examines how innocence and violence coexist within ideals of femininity. These visual tensions reflect the pressure placed on women to appear soft, desirable and contained while enduring physical and emotional strain.