GIVE ME BACK MY BABY is my approach on re-looking at the trope of female ghost in Asian Horror films, by portraying the frequently used characteristics of the female ghosts in a new light, showing their roles as empowerment despite the negative connotation and celebrating their womanly ability to reproduce.

The work is inspired by the research that looked into the reason behind the frequent occurrence of vengeful female ghost in Asian myth and folklore 

More details in my previous research post:

WHY IS (almost) EVERY ASIAN GHOST EXACTLY THE SAME GHOST

The different visuals are timelapse of either ink spread on wet paper or fruits being squashed between glass panels, the fruits are placed above the light source to get the desired translucency. 

The earlier attempt of such method  is recorded in my process post:

SQUISH SQUASH SQUAHSH

Here are some of the female ghost features that are portrayed in the video.

Black hair

Blood

Lips

Teeth

 

Hips and the female genital

The blueberry bursting with the seeds form an ambiguous visual to suggest the process of childbirth

 

And finally the work on the media wall: