Oil on wood, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

"I am better than nobody and nobody is better than I" - Unknown.

The pomegranate fruit has many meanings: death, rebirth, life, spirituality, prosperity, ambition. In most religions and cultures, it is the symbol of fertility.

With my life partner we are on a journey of building a family, with no success so far. It’s a frustrating experience; and it is especially in the society we live in. Giving birth is generally considered a necessary component of being a woman.

In this series of paintings I explore my feelings, conflicting thoughts and emotions related to fertility, the reproduction treatments I went through and how society handles this topic.