MY BODY IS NO BATTLEFIELD
series of 8, Linda Bouws
In a time of escalating global conflict, women worldwide are disproportionately affected. In war situations, their bodies often become, implicitly or explicitly, part of the battlefield: through violence, exclusion, and loss of autonomy.
This reality is not limited to a single geographical context. From Ukraine to Sudan, from Syria to Afghanistan, from Israel to Gaza, from Iran to Yemen: time and again, it becomes clear that women are disproportionately affected by war and political instability.
The series My Body is no Battlefield is both a reflection and a statement. I oppose the normalization of violence against the body while simultaneously emphasizing resilience, memory, and agency. Here, the body does not appear as a passive object, but as a bearer of meaning and resistance. The title is deliberately assertive. My Body is no Battlefield is a refusal. A boundary. It is a way to formulate a different premise amidst violence and its normalization: that the body is not a battleground, but a place of autonomy and dignity.
