The Coding Process in Touchdesigner
A glimpse of the display at the B-Dome on 29/07/2025.
Forms of Fertility is an ongoing feminist project that confronts the societal pressures surrounding female fertility. It challenges the deeply rooted belief that womanhood is defined by the ability—or obligation—to have children. Whether chosen or unchosen, infertility is often stigmatized, and this project seeks to open up a broader conversation: What truly defines womanhood? Why is fertility still seen as a central expectation?
This project gives visibility to women who do not want children, as well as those who long for them but are unable to conceive. It aims to destigmatize infertility in all its forms and create space for diverse experiences of womanhood—beyond reproduction.
In order to develop a clear understanding of the scope of this project, I conducted extensive research and ultimately wrote this 50-page paper on the various forms of fertility and reimagining womanhood beyond reproductive norms.
You can read the PDF here. Please consider the Creative Commons license.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:d6b7125c-957e-4a76-b45e-1d8e8f20cc31
As part of my daily artistic ritual, I painted a unique, expressive and symbolic representation of a uterus every day for 60 days, which was the length of time that I was waiting for my gynaecological diagnosis. I scanned these illustrations and turned them into stickers, which I distributed throughout the city to raise public awareness and quietly resist.
I then created ambient soundtracks in Ableton which capture the deep emotional state experienced during menstruation and the female cycle. These soundtracks feature real-life sounds from uterine screenings and aim to draw the listener into the deep emotional state of the body during infertility.
Next, I animated my drawings in After Effects and brought everything together in TouchDesigner. Here, I made the animation interactive with sound, so that it would shift and modify according to the sound, making the whole experience even livelier. Finally, I displayed the project in the B-Dome in Berlin on 29 July 2025.
Alongside the audiovisual work, I am conducting in-depth research on the topic of pressure related to fertility, which will form the basis of my upcoming bachelor's thesis. I am continuously gathering stories, insights and opinions from a variety of perspectives in order to enrich the academic and emotional depth of the project.
Forms of Fertility is not just an art project—it’s a personal and political act of storytelling, resistance, and solidarity.
If you want to take part in this project, please feel free to contact me.