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Ring of Fire

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'Ring of Fire' is a meditation on the raw, often unspoken intensity of childbirth and the irreversible transformation of identity that accompanies becoming a mother. In this surreal rendering, the sterile calm of a hospital room is violently ruptured by an engulfing blaze - a visceral embodiment of the searing pain during the crowning phase of vaginal delivery, known as the "ring of fire". The flames evoke not only physical agony but also the incineration of a former self: body, psyche, and sense of self consumed and reconfigured. This work confronts the sanitized, romanticized narratives of birth, offering instead an image of maternal transformation that is neither gentle nor pristine, but fierce and elemental. As a mother of two, I bring to this work the emotional complexity I have encountered on my own path through motherhood - a journey that continues to reshape my identity in ways both wonderful and devastating. Created in collaboration with generative AI, 'Ring of Fire' also interrogates how AI systems interpret bodily, psychological, and emotional states. I find it fascinating how machines attempt to visualize human experiences that exist beyond language, beyond data. artist: Danielle King | medium: PNG, 5376 × 3584 pixels | minted: April 15, 2025

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