Freya Thomas-taylor

This collection is the birth of a longstanding fascination with motherhood, focusing on the act of conception, pregnancy, birth and mothering. Family of the 'unhinged' exposes the current and past roles that women hold in families and frames a dystopian world in which these Four characters thrive despite the power that men hold over them. This body of work takes reference from arthouse films and literature such as The Holy Mountain' by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale', exploring cults, religion, royalty and power dynamics. Each character has a significant part to play in the portrayal of this army of women.

The protagonist of this story is the wetNurse of Many, a nurturing and maternal figure. she has the ability to feed and raise manY babies with her six breasts, SHE is a sacred pure creature, worshipped by all. The wet nurse's role is hugely important in the survival and development of babies. Although caring for babies brings her joy, she is very aware that this responsibility has been forced upon her by the patriarchy. This obligation is one that carries great trauma, she is seen as an ethereal blessed being, vet she has no choice when it comes to her life. She can either live and continue to provide care for the babies, or refuse to be controlled and she will be killed by the very system meant to protect her.