‘Diva’, the 33 Meters Vulva Sculpture by Brazilian Artist Juliana Notari

Twenty men worked on this magnificent piece of land art that sits upon a hill in Usina del Arte, an art park in Brazil.

The sculpture, titled ‘Diva’, is 33 meters long, 16 meters wide and 6 meters deep. Juliana says she wanted to ‘question the relationship between nature and culture in our
phallocentric and anthropocentric western society’.

Her work has sparked some controversy; the artist has been harassed by the far-right wing, receiving countless sexist comments. Some trans people have also pointed out that her vulva sculpture is quite excluding, equating femininity with the vulva.

Juliana Notari is a visual artist based in Brazil. She is known for her performances, including her 2006 ‘Dra. Diva’ performance, involving a speculum, a hammer, rock chisel and gloves. She received the Funarte Prize for women in visual arts in 2013.

Photo credits: Carlos Ezequiel Vannoni and Babak Fakhamdazeh