Zipporah Gethsie Vincent, Ransom Vincent. 18 x 24 inches. Drawing. Woxsen University, India, 2026.
Project Statement
I chose to represent girlhood through a queer lens in my final poster for this COIL project. My poster depicts two women, looking into a mirror as one has tears of happiness from being able to look at herself as the woman she is for the first time. This is a common experience for many trans women, and I wanted to showcase this beautiful moment of sisterhood between two women even though the media and the world wants to take away these little joys from the queer community. I wanted to represent the relationship women have with each other, regardless of their other overlapping identities. I have explored this in colour, adding vibrant colours and shades of pink to represent the acceptance and love a woman has to herself and to a fellow woman. This topic made it possible for me to explore this aspect of womanhood that rarely gets talked about, and the connection that women have with each other, especially queer women.
I chose to represent girlhood through a queer lens in my final poster for this COIL project. My poster depicts two women, looking into a mirror as one has tears of happiness from being able to look at herself as the woman she is for the first time. This is a common experience for many trans women, and I wanted to showcase this beautiful moment of sisterhood between two women even though the media and the world wants to take away these little joys from the queer community. I wanted to represent the relationship women have with each other, regardless of their other overlapping identities. I have explored this in colour, adding vibrant colours and shades of pink to represent the acceptance and love a woman has to herself and to a fellow woman. This topic made it possible for me to explore this aspect of womanhood that rarely gets talked about, and the connection that women have with each other, especially queer women.
Self Reflection
Within my group, we have each represented the sides of womanhood that are less represented, giving way for the definition of womanhood to be understood as multi-faceted and not reduced to body parts and clothes. Through the global perspectives in my group, I understood that no matter where we go in the world, one thing ties all women together, which is their personal and cumulative experience of being a woman, that offers a community for these women who oftentimes are not able to find a voice for themselves in a patriarchal society. My artwork says exactly this, that no matter their race, sexuality, or other factors, womanhood is a beautiful experience that unites all women and creates a bond that surpasses arbitrary patriarchal norms.
Within my group, we have each represented the sides of womanhood that are less represented, giving way for the definition of womanhood to be understood as multi-faceted and not reduced to body parts and clothes. Through the global perspectives in my group, I understood that no matter where we go in the world, one thing ties all women together, which is their personal and cumulative experience of being a woman, that offers a community for these women who oftentimes are not able to find a voice for themselves in a patriarchal society. My artwork says exactly this, that no matter their race, sexuality, or other factors, womanhood is a beautiful experience that unites all women and creates a bond that surpasses arbitrary patriarchal norms.
