I created this picture a few years ago and it is symbolic for all people (not only women) who are oppressed, who are not allowed to speak their mind or who do not do it because they are afraid.
I would not have thought that I would upload it here once for a current occasion. But I think it is a scandal how women are once again robbed of their "voice" and that in a so-called "civilized" country of the formerly unlimited possibilities.
The woman in the picture is doubly punished, because even if she could free herself from her shackles, she still would not know with which key she could unlock her mouth.
This is a mixed media work. The model was rendered in 3D. Hair and keyhole are painted. Chains, keys and ropes are photomanipulation.
I wish all people from the bottom of my heart that they may speak freely and without fear.
Britta Glodde is a digital artist from Germany with Spanish residency and a self-confessed Aries. She has been drawing and painting since her father taught her - today she continuously learns new techniques.
"That's how I discovered the possibilities of digital art. I started with 3D rendering about 12 years..
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