Natasha the Internal

by Steph DeMars

14"x 12" • mixed $150

Natasha, The Internal, was altered from an original book entitled, The Phantom Lady. The original book created a template for the transformation. The character of Natasha is generated from the universal representation of a young women trafficked into white slavery. White slavery being the action of when women are hoaxed out of their home country and forced into prostitution. The book is sewn together in to separate sections. The sections become larger as the book leads the viewer through day one to day 365. The objective is to rip the seams in order to go through page by page of the book, each section becoming more intense. In the end, the book is left shredded and the inner story destroyed.