Bloody Beautiful
Bloody Beautiful is a movement aimed at normalising conversations about menstruation & menopause. Everyone is invited. Stories that are normally hidden or even taboo are celebrated in all their glory. Let’s explode some of the tired old myths and conditionings about bodies.
Part of our goal is to creatively propagate new public narratives about menstruation and menopause in a gender-forward way. Not every person who menstruates identifies as a woman and we feel it’s critical to include queer and trans dialogue on the topic of periods, which is often relegated and marginalised in public forums.
Part of this work is to evolve our own thinking and vocabulary on bodies that do and don’t bleed. Bloody Beautiful invites collaborations with artists and technologists from around the world – some of whom are brand new to audiences – in order to open space for fresh voices in the creative expression of this topic.
YOU are invited to participate in Bloody Beautiful through our Gossip Sessions. These public gatherings feature key artists and technologists working in the field. Read about our previous gossip sessions below or sign up to our mailing list for news of upcoming sessions.
Illustrations by Sioejeng Tsao
“I see culture as one of the most powerful and yet widely under-utilised tools in improving the lives of millions of people with wombs.”
Dr. Natalie Dixon - General Director affect lab
“In our Gossip Sessions, we reclaim the act of gossiping from its negative connotations and use it as a method for making and sharing cultural meaning.”
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“A certain number of people don't have access to period products. They miss out in school. They can't come to work today. Mothers going without menstrual products because they want their daughters or other people in the family to have what they need.”
“A certain number of people don't have access to period products. They miss out in school. They can't come to work today. Mothers going without menstrual products because they want their daughters or other people in the family to have what they need.”
Monica Lennon - Member of the Scottish Parliament
“I pitch a lot, but most of the time for the middle-aged white men, and a lot of the time I need to explain that something like a vagina exists.”
Dr Kim Notten - Urologist and co-founder of Flexupp
