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A sculpture made from plaster casts of 400 women's v***as by Jamie McCartney 2006 .artist The age range of the women is from 18 to 76.

Award winning artist Jamie McCartney presents his most recent epic sculpture, The Great Wall of Va**na:

Female ge***alia have long been a source of fascination, recently of celebration but generally of confusion. Today it seems that creating images of the va**na is the sole preserve of pornographers, erotic artists and... feminists. Step in British artist Jamie McCartney who has grasped the nettle to create a monumental wall sculpture all about this most intimate of places. For 400 women their privates have gone public...

Half a decade since its humble beginnings, The Great Wall of Va**na has enticed women from all over the world to volunteer to be cast by McCartney in an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the project. The 9 metre long polyptych consists of four hundred plaster casts of v***as, all of them unique, arranged into ten large panels. McCartney set out to make this project as broad and inclusive as possible. Included are mothers and daughters, identical twins, transgendered men and women as well as a woman pre and post natal and another one pre and post l***aplasty. It’s not vulgar, it’s v***a! This isn’t just sensation, it is art with a social conscience and McCartney wants people to stop, look and listen. This is about grabbing the attention, using humour and spectacle, and then educating people about what normal women really look like. Described as “the Va**na Monologues of sculpture” this piece is intended to change the lives of women, forever.

“I realised that many women also suffer anxiety about their ge****ls and I was in a unique position to do something about that.”

V***as and l***a are as different as faces and many people, particularly women, don't seem to know that. Men tend to have seen more than women, who have often only seen their own, and many have never looked that closely. Hence the exposure of so many, showing the variety of shapes is endlessly fascinating, empowering and comforting. For many women their ge****ls are a source of anxiety and shame rather than pride and this piece seeks to redress the balance, showing that everyone is different and everyone is normal. McCartney hopes this sculpture will alleviate this anxiety and help to combat the trend for cosmetic l***al surgery which has seen an exponential rise in recent years. The number of operations are doubling year on year and are often undertaken without proper knowledge of what constitutes a ‘normal’ appearance. This new fashion for creating 'perfect' va**nas sets a worrying trend for future generations of women.

“This is a bizarre practice which suggests that one is better than another and it has got to stop. Taste in nothing is universal and any desire for 'homogyny' could be very misguided. It’s time our society grew up around these issue and I’m certain that art has a role to play”

The Great Wall of Va**na, which appeared on Channel 4’s programme The Perfect Va**na, makes for fascinating and revealing viewing which is a far cry from po*******hy. It is not erotic art. It is not about titillation. McCartney has pulled off an amazing trick, to deliberately make the sexual nonsexual and take you much deeper. One is able to stare without shame but in wonder and amazement at this exposé of human variety. For the first time for many women they will be able to see their own ge****ls in relation to other women's. In doing so they may dispel many misconceptions they may have been carrying about what women look like 'down there'. The sculpture is serene and intricate and it works on many levels.

“If this sculpture helps just one woman decide not to proceed with unnecessary plastic surgery on their ge****ls then it will have succeeded.”

www.greatwallofva**na.co.uk

11/12/2025

Artist in Residence - Amsterdam - January 2026

Jamie will be visiting clients, institutions, museums and businesses and working with models across the city.

You too can participate and be scanned for the next series of bra flags! Travelling as ever with scanner and sculpture materials he can also oblige if you would like to order your own cast.

He will be staying at Conscious Hotel the Tire Station. Msg us to connect with Jamie to talk art, model for his work or commission a casting...

He’s also planning on cycling over from the UK in the summer - just like his USA trip. In an old style artistic barter system , host him for a night or two in exchange for a signed Netherlands Bra Spangled Banner print!! 🇳🇱

See link in bio for details… 😊 🌷

***acasting **naart

23/10/2025

Super evening at **na_museum for their Patronage launch 🎉

All museums need patrons to underpin their great work and VM is no exception. On top of donations, events and merch, patronage gives the museum immediate and future funding confidence to strategise, build and grow.

Great talks and conversations all evening from and with director Zoe Williams, and

Great to see who started it all and to see all the love and support in the room for this important initiative. May they continue to go from strength to strength 🙏🏻

See their socials and website for how to get involved, support their work and add your voice to the conversation at any level. Every little helps!

**namuseum

21/10/2025

‼️ FRAUD ALERT FRAUD ALERT ‼️

🚨 This account has stolen images from my websites and loads of other people 🚨

⚠️ Given they are promoting casting ge****ls this could be very SERIOUS or DANGEROUS ⚠️

‼️If they are LEGIT why they would need to steal work images? ‼️

This needs INVESTIGATING very URGENTLY

They blocked all my accounts so I would not find them. This also means I can’t report them directly.

A concerned fan alerted me. THANK YOU!

If you recognise somebody’s work please TELL THEM!!

If you see your work on this page REPORT them immediately.

PLEASE SHARE to PROTECT your community.

01/10/2025

I need to stop trying to do all the things myself. Coz I’m crap at most of them! 🙄

This is what I need:

•Studio assistants to help make the new v***a panels

•Publishing advice/contacts for the new edition of the book

•Indesign help changing the old book files

•A moving digital artwork/movie based on the v***a panel images. No idea which programme to do that in!

•Wordpress development for website tweaks

•Woocommerce help coz my web shop is kinda crap

•Exhibiting ideas/contacts/offers for 2026 / 2027 as it’s due to leave Miami soon

•interactive artworks based on the v***a panels. Again only a sketchy idea of which programmes would work.

If you like what I’m doing and can help either with a bit of time voluntarily or at a reduced rate (if you can) for a longer period. Or exchange and barter your time for art or artistic services. Or even as a creative collaborator…

…msg me!

PS. And that’s just this project! See .art.ney for all the other plates I’m spinning. Plenty help needed there too 🫣

13/07/2025

An interview with Jamie McCartney about his inspirations and motivations behind these ge***al artworks, socio-political projects and figurative sculptures getting to the man behind the work...

What happens when you cast the most hidden, most judged parts of the body into permanence?In this unfiltered and unforgettable episode of Skin & Soul, I sit ...

09/07/2025

DISASTER!

All orders must be placed by Sunday >>>> 13th July

06/07/2025

We’ll be making v***a casts in York 17-20 August

In June we did our first casting days in York which were quickly booked up. You made it a lot of fun too. So we’re coming back…

We are casting private customers and models for our final v***a wall. In order to fund this project we do have to prioritise those who want to buy a cast for themselves. Here’s why…

The Great Wall took five years and received no public funding. It cost around £100,000 to make in time and materials. All of that is still being recouped slowly via sales of v***a panels, photos and merchandising. Despite being exhibited in museums and galleries we’ve never received a penny for that. These are the sad facts of creating socially motivated art. It doesn’t pay!

People buying a copy of their own cast is the only way we can fund and finish the projects. Message us for more info or email via the link in our bio.

We charge 50% of the usual price if you allow us to use it in our work as well. That works out at £300 in plaster. We can also make your cast in a range of beautiful materials so do ask us about alternatives to plaster if you are interested. You’ll get £300 off any of those premium materials! 🤩

**na ***alove ***a ***aart ***alove ***adiversity ***a ***aplasty

13/06/2025

The Winter 2025 edition of O&G Magazine features a section of The Great Wall of V***a on its cover, a striking sculptural artwork by British artist Jamie McCartney, created from over 400 v***al casts.

Inside this issue, McCartney shares the story behind the work and how it’s been used to challenge stigma, promote ge***al diversity, and even support clinical conversations in sexual and reproductive health. His piece invites reflection on the power of visibility, and the unexpected role art can play in medicine.

Read the feature and more from clinical contributors and consumers in The V***a edition of O&G Magazine, now available online.

Pssst - Members and trainees, look out for your copy in the mail coming soon!

www.ogmagazine.org.au/category/27/2-27/

25/05/2025

The V***a Factory is back!!

We’re on a drive to cast the final batch of people for our next HUGE v***a wall.

We want to be as diverse and inclusive as possible, showing as much v***a variation as we can, so…

If you feel you have anything ‘unusual’ you would like to see represented please get in touch. That might mean shape or size, medical conditions or surgeries etc. It’s totally free to be cast if you can help us increase our diversity range!! (This goes for the internal va**na casting too!)

If you aren’t particularly unusual but would love to be included in the work that’s totally great too. In order to fund this project we have to charge a small amount for your copy. Here’s why…

The Great Wall took five years and received no public funding. It cost around £100,000 to make in time and materials. All of that is still being recouped slowly via sales of v***a panels, photos and merchandising. Despite being exhibited in museums and galleries we’ve never received a penny for that. These are the sad facts of being a socially motivated artist. It doesn’t pay!

People buying a copy of their own cast is the only way we can fund and finish the projects. Message us for more info or email via the link in our bio.

We are ALSO making separate artworks of just FTM, MTF and FGM. Again it’s free to participate in these.

We are currently only casting in the UK so if you live somewhere else and aren’t planning to be in the UK soon we sadly can’t work with you at the moment. If you are on the unusual side though please make contact in case we’re heading your way soon… 😍

**na ***alove ***a ***aart ***alove ***adiversity ***a ***aplasty

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The World famous wall sculpture comprising 400 plaster casts of different women’s v***as.

We set out to make this project as broad and inclusive as possible. The age range of the women is from 18 to 76. Included are mothers and daughters, identical twins, transgendered men and women as well as a woman pre and post natal and another one pre and post l***aplasty. It’s not vulgar, it’s v***a! This isn’t just sensation, it is art with a social conscience and we want people to stop, look and listen. This is about grabbing the attention, using humour and spectacle, and then educating people about what normal women really look like. Described as “the Va**na Monologues of sculpture” this piece is intended to change the lives of women, forever. V***as and l***a are as different as faces and many people, particularly women, don't seem to know that. Men tend to have seen more than women, who have often only seen their own, and many have never looked that closely. Hence the exposure of so many, showing the variety of shapes is endlessly fascinating, empowering and comforting. For many women their ge****ls are a source of anxiety and shame rather than pride and this piece seeks to redress the balance, showing that everyone is different and everyone is normal. “If this sculpture helps just one woman decide not to proceed with unnecessary plastic surgery on their ge****ls then it will have succeeded.” Jamie McCartney

See the website for more information and to purchase merchandising such as mugs, the book of the project and posters, all of which help support the project: www.greatwallofva**na.co.uk