Harakiri School Girls

Harakiri School Girls is representative of Aida's work on young females, many of which are amputees. He contorts young, stifled bodies as if they were delectable treats ready for consumption (Edible Artificial Girls, Mi-Mi Chan is the most obvious example). In other illustrations, the women have stubs for hands and legs and sport nothing except dog collars. The artist's work makes its viewers see society's cruel misogyny — it comes as no surprise that Aida was a frequent political activist in college. Saw this on display during the Singapore Binnale late last year, and was quite frankly, blown away.