is the refusal to be categorized by European men. She knew that calling her a surrealist was a way to exoticize her, to turn her Mexican pain into a French fashion. She insisted, "There is nothing surreal about my life. It is all true."

Just like an iceberg, Frida Kahlo showed the world a vibrant, decorated, and defiant surface. But "below the surface" lived the chronic pain, the political rage, the infertility, and the unyielding will to survive. "Fridas Below The Surface" explores the gap between what we show and what we feel.

Frida’s relationship with her body was a central theme that went deeper than just injury. She explored the "hidden" experiences of womanhood that were considered taboo in the mid-20th century. Her depictions of miscarriage, infertility, and birth were revolutionary. In "Henry Ford Hospital," she stripped away any sense of romanticized motherhood, showing herself alone in a vast, cold landscape, tethered to symbols of her lost pregnancy. By bringing these private tragedies to the surface of the canvas, she gave a voice to the silent grief of millions of women.