The Three Graces 2.0 re-images the mythological graces depicted by artists since 400 BC. This dystopian interpretation speculates about a post-human existence, where otherworldly hybrid identities — sirens or cyborgs — might be fantasised into being to embody feminine resilience.

The mythical wedding of Aglaia (beauty) with Hephaestus (technology and craft) expressed the Greek belief in grace embodied through labour — through art-making itself. Daughters of Zeus, the graces — Aglaia, Euphrosyne (joy) and Thalia (charm) — entertained the gods on Mount Olympus through song and dance.

Traditionally the graces hold a garland of roses, myrtle, apples, corn and perfume. In this update, the hazardous emblems of radiation, viruses, war and death are absorbed into the garland, subverting the playfulness associated with female identity and expressing the new roles and concerns of women in society.