Holy Moly Mother of Chaos: exploring relationships between female hormones and creativity / Antonia Grove (2022)

Holy Moly Mother of Chaos: exploring relationships between female hormones and creativity

Author: Antonia Grove

Course: MA Creative Practice

Year: 2022

Keywords: Biological systems, Feminist philosophies, Gender identity,

Abstract

This autoethnographic and qualitative research study explores the experiences of women arts practitioners, their personal and performative relationships with gender, the consequences of hormonal uncertainty, and the subsequent feelings of disorientation and connections with felt power. A selection of UK based artists provided intimate testimonies about their experiences navigating female sex hormones and discordant biological systems in relation to energy, capability, and confidence in their working life. It interrogates the effects these experiences have, or have had, on creative processes, presentational work and career trajectories, and the subsequent application of anarchic or risk-taking approaches. This study analyses transcripts from conversations with these women and my resulting solo performance piece, in relation to feminist philosophies and social, political theories concerning power, ideas of femininity, complexities around gender identity, and the weight our bodies and their experiences carry in life and in performance. My findings are not confined to arts practice but recognise a universal need for the balance of masculine and feminine principles, and greater appreciation for how powers like empathy, fluidity and softness are essential qualities in society.

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dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-29 02:16
dc.date.copyright 2022
dc.identifier.uri https://researchonline.trinitylaban.ac.uk/oa/thesis/?p=2802
dc.description.abstract

This autoethnographic and qualitative research study explores the experiences of women arts practitioners, their personal and performative relationships with gender, the consequences of hormonal uncertainty, and the subsequent feelings of disorientation and connections with felt power. A selection of UK based artists provided intimate testimonies about their experiences navigating female sex hormones and discordant biological systems in relation to energy, capability, and confidence in their working life. It interrogates the effects these experiences have, or have had, on creative processes, presentational work and career trajectories, and the subsequent application of anarchic or risk-taking approaches. This study analyses transcripts from conversations with these women and my resulting solo performance piece, in relation to feminist philosophies and social, political theories concerning power, ideas of femininity, complexities around gender identity, and the weight our bodies and their experiences carry in life and in performance. My findings are not confined to arts practice but recognise a universal need for the balance of masculine and feminine principles, and greater appreciation for how powers like empathy, fluidity and softness are essential qualities in society.

dc.language.iso EN
dc.subject Biological systems
dc.subject Feminist philosophies
dc.subject Gender identity
dc.title Holy Moly Mother of Chaos: exploring relationships between female hormones and creativity
thesis.degree.name MA Creative Practice
dc.date.updated 2023-03-31 04:38

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Grove, Antonia. (2022). Holy Moly Mother of Chaos: exploring relationships between female hormones and creativity (Masters’ theses). Retrieved https://researchonline.trinitylaban.ac.uk/oa/thesis/?p=2802