Ikon

“Icon” tells the story of how we have come to think of the fetus as ourselves unborn. It is a journey through 500 years of culture, science and politics. What was a pregnancy like in the 17th century? What did people do in 1950s Sweden when needing an abortion ? How come the unborn has become an iconic picture of a becoming human, used both by opponents to abortion rights and by sexual educators? “Icon” unpacks body politics and the power of images: in everyday lives, in labs, and in ever ongoing struggles over reproductive rights.