Destination: BA (Hons) Fine Art at Falmouth University
Artist Statement
“Project Title: 97%
A few months ago a statistic came out that 97% of women have experienced some form of sexual assault, this sparked lots of conversations and discussions about people’s experiences as well as thoughts on social media. It made me think about all the women in my life the younger, the older, friends, family, colleagues. How many of them have experienced this? Or felt unsafe? Or felt more like an item than a person? By combining familiar processes with new techniques alongside carefully selected materials I have created an outcome that I feel emotes a sense of being a young woman in today’s society. Building my final outcome up throughout the duration of the project square by square was a new experience for me and definitely an interesting way to work. Through this project and my exploration into how women are viewed, people’s attitudes towards them and how they’re often represented I’ve been left feeling very thoughtful, sometimes angry, even a little sad.
We need to continue having conversations about these topics.
We need to see a change.”
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