When people walk into Ngununggula gallery and look at Cybele Cox's sculptures, she wants them to reflect on them and the emotional responses they evoke.
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Her work reclaims negative female tropes, feminist theories and examines the fetishes and the sexualisations of women, in order to have a greater conversation to "make it shameless".
She is one of four female artists who have come together in the Once More with Feeling exhibition, to present commentary on the perceptions of the female form.
It is on display at the Ngununggula gallery from June 3.
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"I want to almost take a look at that and reinvent, and relight the experiences of women," she said, and also wanted to add elements of "fantasy and fun".
All of these messages come through the sculpture of a woman with long breasts who represents "the hand of the earth", her hags and jardinières covered in breasts.
Ngununggula director Megan Monte said the gallery "want to ruffle feathers in the Highlands in a positive way" through its exhibitions such as this one, and each artist was asked to create new artworks.
Nobody was given a theme, and all of their emotive messages have been brought together, she said.
Ms Cox is joined by Michelle Ussher, Georgia Spain and Karen Black.
People will find Ms Black has created a bold collection of paintings, which show different movements of the female form.
Her works also stem from her memories, experiences and thoughts, and she is guided by how the paint moves.
Ms Ussher is a jack of all trades, who incoporates sculptures, paintings and sound recordings into her installations.
She examines the histories of femininity, what it means and how it moves beyond "masculine structures".
"It's the idea about femininity and what we know about femininity," she said.
Some some sculptures are "like recorders", that will be used in a live performance on the June 3 opening.
People will also discover recordings of people's experiences on dating apps in a conversation, where the two give women offer advice about sex.
When one looks at Ms Spain's works up close, they will see many bodies intertwining into one another.
Once More with Feeling can be viewed until August 13.
Entry is free and the gallery is open from 10am to 4pm daily.
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Briannah Devlin
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