Benedict XVI Confession Chamber (front panels)

Work created as reaction to Pope Benedict editing women out of the bible in his new book for children. Each and every biblical woman has been named and commemmorated on the exterior of the Chamber, CAD embroidered into a ball-gagged Pope. The commemoration has been formed into a Confession Chamber, to record the link of 'sin' with women and some of the Bible's more misogynous passages.

The Confession Chamber contains both secret and sealed confessions, and also visible confessions sent to me anonymously. Some of today's and the world's leading figures in the arts have submitted sealed and secret confessions for my Benedict XVI Confession Chamber - including writers, artists, feminists, curators and thinkers. To have been entrusted with the secret innermost thoughts of such an outstanding body of people has been a very humbling experience and has made this project the most precious I have ever embarked upon.

The Confession Chamber is an interactive installation and all viewers are invited to make their own confessions and leave them hidden or revealed within the chamber. My wish is to inspire people to look more closely at feminist issues inherent within the Bible and Christianity itself.