Uterine Orchestra is a performative video about the body, menstruation, fertility, and societal expectations of women. The work is divided into three phases: Restraint, Rupture, and Regeneration. The video was created in collaboration with actress and assistant director Sophia Stelter. I wrote the concept and was responsible for the set design, direction, and sound design.
The first scene builds tension, symbolizing the pressure women often face in relation to fertility and reproductive expectations. The white underwear represents purity, expectation, and control. In the second part, the break occurs: the protagonist eats a pomegranate, whose juice drips like blood onto her body and underwear. This action is an act of anger and self-assertion, as well as a visual and physical expression of rejection of normative attributions and social pressure. Stomping on the underwear symbolizes a break with the idea that fertility defines female identity. In the third part, reconciliation takes place: the protagonist begins to sew the red-stained underwear back together. This act is a symbolic reclaiming of the body and one's own history. It is a moment of self-empowerment, acceptance, and redefinition. Uterine Orchestra deliberately works with red paint, body performance, and the symbol of the pomegranate to intertwine emotional, social, and biological themes. The sound design in particular is an integral part of the performative experience: it is based on recordings from the uterus, which make the physical and biological dimensions of the body audible. The video destigmatizes menstruation and fertility, addresses anger, and uses physicality as a political and aesthetic medium.
