Her Feminine Abomination
2024
5" x 5" x 4”
Found object teacup and plate, red wax, lipstick
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A shattered teacup set held together with red wax. On first glance, this set appears to be bleeding. Or perhaps the person using it got injured in the process of drinking from it. People? After all, there are three lipstick marks on the rim and some fingerprints as well.
Did whoever shared this vessel know the cost of handling it?
Teacups, a regal and traditional vessel, have a long history in the battles of assimilation. To be pushed into a mold and then shatter under the pressure, that’s no way to live. And yet so many continue to persist, each reason personal to Her existence. There is nothing wrong with a cup of tea every once in a while, but that caffeine addiction can lead to long lasting health effects.
Rabi Siddiqui
they/them | Starkville, Mississippi
Critical Stuff Member
Artist Statement: Rabia Siddiqui is no stranger to secondhand scraps. They are a multi-faceted artist who takes pride in collage, cutout poetry, performance, embroidery, and sculpture. Rabi finds that these fragments of personhood within art are a scattered map to divine from, to become lost in stitches and tedium.
Much of Rabi’s work is found in the intersection between minority cultures and spirituality. Growing up in the Bible Belt with a Muslim background forced them to find the loopholes in dogmatic religion, as it held no room for them to exist as their queer self in peace. In truth, the nuance of esotericism is found in every culture as it reaches into the divine and otherwise. Through this exploration of knowledge and information, one can further inner pursuits rather than just living life as performance.
Rabi has curated and collaborated in a variety of community-based markets and juried exhibitions in Starkville, Mississippi as well as online. Rabi will hold a BFA with a concentration in Sculpture from Mississippi State University in 2024.