In Jess de Wahls' workshop, visitors are greeted by portraits of women.
Easily identifiable with her bright red lipstick and necklace of silver ovaries, the 36-year-old Berliner has made a name for herself with elaborate works with a sense of fun, but which address serious topics of gender inequality and social justice.
Further inside, floral works jostle for attention with embroideries of a menstrual cup or bloodied tampon, while everywhere are the tools of her trade - embroidery hoops and patterns, thread and recycled fabric.There is jewellery and embroidery in her trademark symbol, ovaries, which take on various incarnations depending on how the mood takes her - transformed as a cactus, as a rainbow in the sky, or a defiantly raised middle finger.
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