In “Woman-made: Finding Beauty and Agency in Childbirth, I explained the importance of Canadian painter, Amanda Greavette’s depictions of childbirth. Her artwork powerfully counters the culturally dominant tendency to diminish if not outright disappear
As to the question of the abstract idea of birth, I'm not sure I agree with all of it. I think most people simply are focused on what they're focused on and can't think about it in depth. People don't think about birth until they're confronted with it directly when they get pregnant or get someone pregnant. They also don't think about death until they're confronted with it. Doesn't necessarily mean they have a bad idea of what it is. Just that it's not front of mind for most people.
Very interesting piece again. Funny that I recently read a similar piece about a slightly different aspect of AI and how it can look at things:
https://psyche.co/ideas/when-will-humorous-ais-press-our-buttons-with-their-jokes
As to the question of the abstract idea of birth, I'm not sure I agree with all of it. I think most people simply are focused on what they're focused on and can't think about it in depth. People don't think about birth until they're confronted with it directly when they get pregnant or get someone pregnant. They also don't think about death until they're confronted with it. Doesn't necessarily mean they have a bad idea of what it is. Just that it's not front of mind for most people.