Bowie Mairose 

Working with Ximena, we were asked to contemplate origins. Before I thought of lineage, I thought of the spectral identity of “Woman”. I have spent so much of my life wrestling with this instability, and I have since found some solace in the understanding that I was raised in a world where this character has been made into a thing to be sold, and not something built from within. When we start to examine these systems, they begin to unravel and with them, the sense of self we have built upon them. But the greatest freedom can be born from betrayal. We have been given the honor of actualising it for ourselves. 

On January 30, 2026 a batch of over 3 million documents were released to the public. Some new information, some new people, incriminating involvements, messages, endorsements, and participation. And with these documents came an expanding realization that so much of the Millennial/Gen Z “girl” was manufactured by the men implicated in Epstein's crimes. It is a lucrative business to teach a demographic what they are and where to purchase it. Victoria’s Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, Limited Too, shaped youth culture, marketing to girls and teens during our formative years. The L Brands were built by Les Wexner, whose finances were managed by his power of attorney: Jeffrey Epstein.