During a performance training in Europe, Zoncy Heavenly explored the intersections of femininity, vulnerability, and cultural perception through a highly participatory enactment. Confronting her own sense of emotional guilt associated with nudity, she engaged audiences by offering red chili sauce, a sensory provocation that invoked both discomfort and intimacy, while wrapping and unwrapping herself in a red sarong.

The act created a layered dialogue between the body, materiality, and cultural symbolism. A parallel display of garments encouraged viewers to reflect on how clothing mediates identity, social norms, and gendered expectations, while highlighting the contrasting ways femininity is constructed across different societies.

Through this interplay of sensory engagement and performative vulnerability, Zoncy’s work interrogates the tension between personal experience and collective perception, exposing the emotional labor and societal pressures embedded in the female body, while inviting audiences to witness, question, and participate in the negotiation of cultural meaning.