Why I like this piece...

I find Kiki Smith's work interesting by the choice of content.  Virgin Mary in particular is of a female body that represents other females as a whole, and it expresses how women are degraded because of their gender or sexuality.  And this piece is not just a nude figure either, but the inside- underneath the surface and the portraying of the scars and damages left on a woman's body.  I like work that has deep, thoughtful meanings and the "answer" is not obvious, or can have several meanings based on your own interpretation.  The first time I viewed the photograph of Virgin Mary, I would have never guessed the content that Kiki Smith chose to portray.