'The First Twenty-Four Hours (Part One)’ , Kate Howe, 2024, Installation View.

‘The First Twenty-Four Hours (Part One)’

Kate Howe, 2024, oil on board. 160cm x 120cm.

This work is a direct response to writing Howe’s current research proposal.

“So something really special has happened: I'm now looking straight at these memories with curiosity, like a detective. I knew as I approached the subject of collecting rape in art, and as I sat in front of exquisite images of rape in the National Gallery, that there was a lifetime of work to do here because my experience is not unique. Stories of rape pervade society and always have: they are instructional, and they help the genders understand their social positions, and the dangers inherent to those positions...

- Excerpts from Kate Howe’s writing. Read more here.