works on canvas and ceramics in series

2023-2026

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Princess Pornstar Witch is an ongoing body of work that examines how femininity has historically been constructed  through fantasy, projection, and control. The title references three recurring archetypes that continue to shape the public imagination of women, the innocent princess, the hypersexualized pornstar, and the feared witch. Though seemingly contradictory, these figures function as interconnected roles within patriarchal culture, each carrying its own expectations, punishments, and systems of visibility.

Drawing from mythology, internet culture, pop aesthetics, religion, and feminist theory, the series explores how women  are simultaneously encouraged to perform femininity while being judged for embodying it too fully. Hyper-feminine  visual languages, ornament, beauty, cuteness, seduction, glamour, and decoration become both armor and trap, operating  as tools of self-expression while remaining tied to systems of consumption and surveillance.

The works often combine contemporary scenarios with symbolic or mythological undertones, merging everyday female experiences with archetypal imagery. References to club culture, beauty rituals, digital self-performance, fairy tales, superstition, and historical witch persecution appear throughout the series, creating layered narratives that oscillate between empowerment and vulnerability.

At the center of the project lies the question of visibility: who is allowed to be seen, desired, feared, worshipped,  or taken seriously. Rather than rejecting femininity, Princess Pornstar Witch investigates its complexity, reclaiming visual excess, emotional intensity,  and feminine-coded aesthetics as spaces of resistance, ambiguity, and power.

self service, acrylic and oil on canvas, 20206

once upon a time in Vienna, soft pastels, acrylics and oil on canvas, 150x200cm, 2020

Pegaslut is a body of work developed during a four months stay in Mexico in early 2025 and first presented at Ditte Lauridsen in Stockholm in September the same year. Inspired by Mexican visual culture, mythology, ornament, and ideas of transformation, the series reimagines Pegasus as a contemporary feminine symbol, suspended between fantasy, power, freedom, and projection. The works draw from the mythological origins of Pegasus, born from the body of Medusa,  a figure historically punished for her beauty and power. Through this connection, the series reflects on how femininity is simultaneously idealized, feared, commercialized, and controlled. Hyper-feminine aesthetics, decorative surfaces, and symbolic imagery become tools to question systems of desire, judgment, and consumption.  

Developed through painting, sculpture, installation, and merch Pegaslut expands Florine Imo’s ongoing exploration of femininity, mythology, and contemporary visual culture, merging personal symbolism with references ranging from spiritual iconography to pop aesthetics and internet-born forms of self-mythologizing.

As Light as a Feather is a series in which I reinterpret angels through a contemporary and feminine perspective. I was interested in moving away from the traditional idea of angels as perfect, untouchable beings and instead portraying them as emotional, wounded, sensual and deeply human figures. The works explore the contradiction of femininity being expected to appear effortless and “light,” while carrying invisible emotional and societal weight at the same time. The feather became a recurring symbol throughout the series. While it is often associated with softness and weightlessness, for me it also represents burden, memory, transformation and emotional pressure. I became interested in how something visually delicate can carry so much symbolic weight. Over time, the feather developed into a recurring motif within my visual language and started appearing almost like an emotional extension of the figures themselves.

The series moves between spirituality, personal mythology and contemporary femininity. Many of the figures appear as protectors, fallen angels or earth angels, confronting the viewer directly rather than performing purity or perfection. I wanted the women in these works to feel powerful and vulnerable at the same time, existing somewhere between beauty and danger, devotion and rebellion.

Like much of my practice, As Light as a Feather deals with dualities, softness and sharpness, lightness and heaviness, the divine and the human. Through these angelic figures, I continue my exploration of how women are projected onto, judged and mythologized within society, while also creating space for emotional complexity, imperfection and transformation.

In my reinterpretation of Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, I wanted to bring a contemporary twist to the classical ideal of beauty and femininity. My Venus is tattooed, adorned with jewelry, and sits in a shell.. but her tongue is out, a playful gesture of defiance. She’s flanked by two wolf gods, a recurring symbol in my work, embodying raw, untamed feminine power. The erupting volcano in the background and the intense pink and blue palette disrupt the calm of the original myth, reflecting the chaotic forces of creation and passion.

With my thick, gestural brushstrokes, I wanted to blur the boundaries between foreground and background, creating a surreal environment where my figures and nature are inseparable. This Venus isn’t a passive ideal; she’s powerful, holding her ground amidst the elements. I’m often inspired by pop culture, and this piece connects to my work Wrath from the 7Sin5 series, where I reference Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body. Fox’s character, much like my Venus, represents a dangerous beauty, complex, fierce, and often underestimated. She’s the Marilyn Monroe of our time, bringing a new dimension to female allure.

My work also aligns with ideas from Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, exploring the wild, instinctual side of femininity. The wolf gods in my piece symbolize that untamed spirit, guardians of a raw feminine power that challenges societal expectations. Through my work, I question the roles women are expected to play, celebrating the resilience and unpredictability that lie at the heart of womanhood.