DIEU LE VEUT 2022
Installation
6 Aprons
Dimension variable
Womanhood & Sustainability
CerModern
Ankara
'Dieu le veut' are the words embroidered around the hole in the centre of the 'Cemise Cagoule' to allow sexual Intercourse and avoid physical contact and nudity. Dieu le veut transforms domestic textiles into a sharp commentary on gender, faith, and control. The work comprises seven aprons sewn from recycled PET-fabric, each with a central opening, reminiscent of chastity garments designed to permit intercourse without physical intimacy.
Through this chilling historical reference, Jacomella Bonola exposes the persistence of patriarchal structures that continue to define women’s sexuality as duty and submission. The apron, symbol of labour and care, here becomes both shield and wound, merging the sacred and the profane. By engaging the viewer in an act of witnessing, Dieu le veut confronts systems of abuse and complicity, transforming textile into testimony.
Credits: © Patricia Jacomella Bonola