The First Bra Boutique-Installation


This installation included a collection of bras and stories in a setup imitating shop window displays. The stories were also published in an illustrated book alongside the exhibit and each bra narrated a story by using items suggesting certain meanings. As she spoke of her project, which was inspired by her own first bra experience and buying it from one of very few shops in Amman at the time, women responded with their own stories narrating their experiences, soon, the artist came to realize that the bra is more than a technical instrument, it is also a symbol for age, gender, sexuality, body, the private/public and more. The exhibit took place in Makan and received a production fund from the Culture Resource.