This Apple with cuffed chain is about the story of Adam and Eve and Original Sin in relation to contemporary society, especially what effect the Bible story still has in our Western society today. In Paradise, the devil disguised as a snake tempted Eve to take a bite of the forbidden apple, then Eve tempted Adam, resulting in both being banished from Paradise.

This story has caused women to be labelled cunning, seductive and untrustworthy for centuries. After all, it was the wife’s fault that we had to leave Paradise. It all happened to Adam and he couldn’t help it, he was tempted. We see this anno today in how women are treated when they bring up misconduct and when they have to defend themselves against misconduct.

Were you harassed? Wasn’t your skirt too short? You must have asked for it yourself.

With that in mind, I remade that biblical apple, that chained women to sin.

Photography: Peter Cox for ‘Sending Thoughts and Prayers’, Museum W, Weert