This piece is a steel chastity belt made to fit my body and measurements and has been worn as a performance piece.

I was inspired by my 2022 summer trip to Amsterdam where I toured the sex museum in which they had some creepy medieval chastity belts on display.

I wanted to create my belt as commentary on female bodily autonomy, raise questions on whether or not this device acts as a cage or protection, and play upon its juxtaposing themes of security and oppression.

This was my first time working with metal so there was a lot of trial and error to figure out how to make such a hard material wearable.

Featured in In Focus Virtual Exhibition on the Queer Metalsmiths website.