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This series, It’s the same old question. Is biology your destiny? explores the question, “Is your biology your destiny?” Different objects (a fake plastic lemon, a blue iridescent ball, and a golden toy bird) are placed between my legs as I wear hot pink tights. I associate these objects with popular notions of female identity and identification. My work quite often explores ideas related to female identity/my identity, popular culture and kitsch. Recently, I’ve revisited the text, The Second Sex written by Simone de Beauvoir. Sixty-five years later, the issues discussed are still relevant to our present day society. I’ve decided to create this series as a response to this book and as an acknowledgement to my turning 50 years old this year. I find that I keep asking this same question during my life, “Is (and has) my biology determined my own destiny?”