beauty brains biceps
part of SAY MY NAILS
DING Vitrine, Design Museum Gent
Gent, Belgium
2024

beauty brains biceps is a nail salon and a library about muscular women and their relationship with glamour. The exhibition showcased a curated library about Victorian strongwomen and modern-day female bodybuilding, six hand sculptures with six-pack nails with a nail service, a zine about manicures and manual labour, a video installation featuring short clips from female bodybuilding competitions from the 80’s, and an installation of a cardboard figure and prints.

six hands with six-pack nails
plaster
press-on stiletto nails
molding gel
nail polish 

beauty brains biceps
zine
flat gold riso print