This Philadelphia artist is turning spilt breastmilk into art
- aimeekoran
- Apr 1
- 1 min read
Back in 2015, when Philadelphia artist Aimee Koran was in the throes of early motherhood and graduate school, she accidentally knocked over a container of breast milk she had pumped for her newborn daughter, Maya.
But instead of becoming disconsolate over her wasted effort, Gilmore found herself intrigued by patterns the milk took, and its textures as it dried, cracked, and curdled. That led her to experimenting with intentional spills which she photographed and, the following year, began printing on fabric.
She called her creations Milkscapes, and her medium was as intimate as the bond between a mother and child. It was Gilmore’s own breast milk.
“It signifies power, and it is a reflection of the power of my female body,” said the artist, now the mother of Maya, 7, and Max, 3. “It signifies power and pride in this transformation that happens.”