In this painting, Frida depicts herself in Henry Ford Hospital, lying on bed naked with blood and hemorrhage. As in Four Inhabitants of Mexico, this painting has a very intimating space. The body is twisted and the bed is tipped up and that adds the feelings of helplessness and disconnection. The discomfort showed with the way she painted her body: from the waist up she turns toward the viewer; from the waist down she turns away.
This paintings is a reflection of what Frida felt when she was having miscarriage at Henry Ford hospital. There are six objects flying around her. A male fetus which is the son of her and Diego she has longed to have. The fetus which is based on a medical illustration. An orchid which looks like an uterus. The stomach she hold against to the red ribbons and they looks like umbilical cords. The snail is the symbol of the slowness of the operation.
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Kailani Del Rio is an aspiring graphic designer.
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