...i was standing there, in that office, suddenly standing there, fourteen years old with a baby in me <...> and all i could make out was the howl of the cosmos...and you know what? it was laughing, it was. all it's attention was suddenly turned and it was laughing, laughing down at me...
[Neil LaBute - Bash: Latter-Day Plays - Medea Redux]
The demo-tape ("die Frau") by Austrian actress Martina Ebm played a pivotal role in forcing me to confront this topic and create this painting.