Ana Suromai

Poster
Image: 20x30" / 23.5x33" 
hand signed
$40

Archival Paper
Image: 10x15/ image: 13x18 paper
Edition of 50
Hand signed & numbered.
$80

Canvas
24x36 inches
edition of 99
Hand signed & numbered.
$450
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'ANA-SUROMAI'

Derived from a Greek word meaning ‘to lift the skirt’, women have been lifting their skirts for centuries to ward off evil & enhance fertility.

Also known as Anasyrma or plural: Anasyrmata; this symbolic act is found in mythologies of various cultures of ancient Egypt, Greece, Persia, Ireland, Africa, Indonesia & Japan. It is said that the evil-averting gesture in women collectively exposing their genitalia have the power to shame & defeat an advancing army.

It is said that when Persephone was kidnapped into the underworld by Hades, her mother Demetra went into such mourning that life on earth began to wilt & die. It wasn’t until Baubo lifted her skirt & shocked her into laughter thus restoring vitality & fertility on earth. Laughter being the key element in healing & resurrecting life.

The act of revealing publicly the hidden core of womanhood initiates a process of change that operates on a world scale, as well as on an individual level.

“At some point in human history, female genitalia were considered potent enough to be used as the catalyst for bringing the earth and all life back from the brink of destruction.”

Excerpts from & inspired by Dr Catherine Blackledge’s book

‘The Story of V’
Learn more and order book here: 
http://catherineblackledge.com/about/

“As Humanity is confronted with the results of over industrialization, corporate power and greed, and the exploitation of the natural world. A primal cry awakens ancient wisdom as life’s genius reminds us of our connection with all of life.” - Amanda Sage

'Ana Suromai'
Original painting: 140 x 200cm oil & egg tempera on linen
Artists Collection
Amanda Sage 2005-11