Text In September 2019 I gave birth to my son Nikita Yael and three months after the birth I wanted to work in my studio again For me to be alone there for four hours in the afternoon special preparation was needed and I had to take all the pumping equipm

In September 2019 I gave birth to my son Nikita Yael and three months after the birth I wanted to work in my studio again. For me to be alone there for four hours in the afternoon, special preparation was needed, and I had to take all the pumping equipment with me. Because, for Nikita, pumped milk had to be ready in advance and I had to pump to relieve the pressure on my breasts. I also pumped milk during visits to the college and realised later that I hadn’t really produced anything else. I felt guilty about being in the studio or somewhere else because there were voices from outside telling me to stay at home to breastfeed for now. Pumping took a while at first because I had to practise it. But when it worked, I was relieved. I could do some research and then I had to go home again. The result of my work — my material, so to speak — was the milk I pumped in the studio.