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"Porcelain" weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

To challenge our understanding of femininity, Parisian artist Helena Hauss has created a series of "porcelain" weapons called "The Wrath of Hell." Outrageous collection - including axes, grenades, spiked maces and more. Hausss choices of materials and aesthetics represent the ways in which women are often depicted as fragile, while her sculptural forms contrast this outdated idea by capturing womens inner strength.

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Each piece looks as if it is made of fine porcelain, but is actually composed of a strong material called polyurethane. "We are not made of glass, porcelain or crystal, we are not going to break, we are wearing a full metal jacket and we are ready to fight back," Hauss explained.

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Helena Hauss’s “Porcelain” collection of weapons, titled Hell Hath no Fury, captures the contrast between female vulnerability and inner strength.

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Each hand-painted piece looks like traditional Delft porcelain.

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

But they are actually made of a strong material called polyurethane.

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!

Porcelain weapons challenge outdated understandings of femininity!