Saint Eulalia in Cardiac Arrest (After Waterhouse), 2024

Inspired by John William Waterhouse ‘Saint Eulalia’. The original story depicts the martyrdom of the young Saint Eulalia of Merida, a 12 year old Roman Christian who was stripped, tortured and burned to death. Her body was cast out where a dove flew from her mouth and snow began to fall to shroud her body. It’s a dark legend reflecting the historic vulnerability of women in a gendered world. In this rendering the death of Eulalia is turned into a rebirth, the yellow dove echoing the yellow of the AED cabinet on the column to her right, the snow vibrating with the life being shocked back into her.