Wee Nuls says...

'Safe to say my heart is absolutely broken to hear that this piece was blacked out today.

I poured my heart and soul into this and spent 3 days working on this, unpaid, because I wanted to raise awareness on a number of issues that are so important to me. 

This piece for me shined a light on the female gaze of our own bodies - 

We grow body hair, we have periods, we have rolls. I wanted to create something that women could look at and feel seen and feel empowered . 

It also raised awareness for #menstruationmatters an important campaign run by @homelessperiodbelfast which destigmatises menstruation and highlights the fact that period products are still not provided for free in public toilets.

We don't know who painted this over as I gained permission to paint on the space before I started.

There is clearly a lot of work to be done when work like this is being censored a few days after International Women's Day.  People being offended by women's natural bodies only perpetuates the shame and stigma that we face for literally just existing and having bodily features that the traditional 'male gaze' doesn't deem attractive.'