Inspired by stories of Sudanese women who were killed protecting their city from destruction by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), this sculpture engages with themes of agency, sacrifice, and the layered burdens borne by women in times of war. The body is affixed to the wall with sheer white fabric, which drapes over the figure like the white thobe—a garment long worn by Sudanese women activists to contrast their radical speech and to honor the strength of their foremothers. In a society where sexual violence has become a strategic weapon of war, the rifle becomes a symbol not of aggression, but of last-resort defense. The sculpture does not romanticize violence but mourns its necessity.
