the serpent wears the crown — i. the awakening, panel 1 of 3 — 9:16 phone lockscreen wallpaper by bycometheadthe serpent wears the crown — ii. the becoming, panel 2 of 3 — 9:16 phone lockscreen wallpaper by bycometheadthe serpent wears the crown — iii. the reign, panel 3 of 3 — 9:16 phone lockscreen wallpaper by bycomethead

the serpent wears the crown

9:16 ✶ 🜲 queens

i. the awakening

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before the curse became a crown, there was a woman who refused to disappear.

installation

dedicated to every woman who was called dangerous for refusing to be powerless. may they never mistake your crown for a curse again. a woman becomes a myth, a myth becomes a threat, and a threat becomes a queen. across three acts, medusa reclaims the gaze that condemned her, transforming a crown of golden serpents into a symbol of black femininity, defiance, and absolute sovereignty. the monster was always someone else's version of the story.

references

  • medusa and the gorgons · greek mythology · afrocentric aesthetics · black feminist visual culture · feminist mythological revisionism · 1970s underground comics · contemporary pop surrealism · dark fantasy illustration · editorial fashion portraiture · serpent symbolism