Land of Plenty, Jordan Danger
A female human figure is pinned down to a board with an open abdomen, similar to a frog dissection. Inside the abdomen are fruits representing organs: a pomegranate for a uterus, lemon for bladder, orange for stomach, strawberries for ovaries, avocado for liver. The head of the woman has been replaced with the skull of a marten.
Title: Land of Plenty
Artist: Jordan Danger
Date: 2026
Medium/Materials: Ceramic, sequined fabric, marten skull
Dimensions: 61 cm x 31 cm x 31 cm
Form/Genre: Sculpture
Key Terms/Subject/Tags: Endometriosis; Uterus; Reproductive system; Patient narrative; Hysterectomy; Loss; Autopathography
Artist Statement:
Jordan Danger uses sculpture to express what cannot be easily put into words, physically forming intangible ideas and emotions that wordlessly feel familiar to many viewers, especially women. Clay has become her primary language because of its responsiveness, its emotional immediacy, and its ability to hold gestures in a way that feels almost somatic.
Much of Danger’s work centers around somatic human emotions and universal experiences. Her long journey with chronic illness has informed her narrative and the direction of her work, especially in recent years as Danger enters midlife and connects with a growing sense of righteous fury about what she has endured as a patient, a female, and a disabled person.
Much of her sculptural work centers on anthropomorphic and animal-inspired figures. This removes identifiers that might limit interpretation or trigger biases, and invites viewers to see themselves within the work. These figures often appear whimsical, beautiful, or playful at first glance, but they carry deep observations on the zeitgeist and current culture when explored further. Viewers frequently tell Danger they were first intrigued, then quietly haunted by her work. This duality is intentional: she uses whimsy and fairytale as a point of entry into deeper emotional and psychological terrain.
Cultural Context / Story Behind the Work:
Stretched out, pinned in place, and examined like a specimen: this is not how we usually see a human figure, but it is the somatic experience of women while interacting with the medical profession—particularly when seeking medical care for endometriosis, PCOS, infertility, adenomyosis, and other female-centric diseases. Changing our bodies through intense artificial hormones or via radical organ removal is discussed with dispassion and nonchalance, as if the female body is theirs to manipulate, reap, and prune.
Reflecting on the cavalier and dehumanizing way in which the medical profession approaches the female body, this piece also comments on the value placed on the physical elements and reproductive abilities of women by our culture overall: our bodies as a commodity, a production line, a harvest.
Rights for this Image:
This digital image is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. You are free to share it for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit the artist.
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