Lillith´s dark features are covered in a printed pattern suggestive of an ancient script carved upon her skin. Grey hair spews forth from an orifice in her body, symbolising simultaneously metamorphosis and decay, aging and rebirth. I am compelled by the many different interpretations of Lilith in world religious mythology, from the Kabbalah to The Epic of Gilgamesh. Within these legends, she takes many forms, being described as a demonic spirit, a temptress or a child murderer. Nineteenth century Pre-Raphaelite paintings portrayed her as a powerful, threatening, sexual woman who resisted domination by men. No matter the era, she is depicted as, and perhaps castigated for being, an independent woman who operates outside of expected social conventions.
