I turn over the pictures of my voice in my head

The rebellious voice the split voice The voice is suture the voice is seam the voice is cut the voice is tear the voice is my identity it is not body or spirit it is not language or image it is sign it is a sign of the images it is a sign of sensuality It is a sign of symbols it is boundary It speaks the split body it is hidden in the clothing of the body it is always somewhere else The breath of life is its source VALIE EXPORT That the vocal organs visually rhyme with female genitalia that when they are in use they create a fascinating flow of movement and change makes this work a compelling new iteration by an artist who has given voice to her female body through a myriad of frames Maureen Turim