I am making a start on the aspects of society that I try and escape from. Some idea’s I will be looking at are gender discrimination, CCTV, our existence: to work and be part of the corporate world.
Work, Buy, Consume, Die.
On this first piece I am creating prints of the female genitalia, using lino cut from recycled lino tiles. The prints from these tiles have turned out fine, with my drawings being visible. I printed onto a recycled bed sheet from work, using the same lino cut. The prints I’m really happy with because they’re quite subtle, the viewer needs to look closely to realise what they are prints of. I am then using the prints to cover an arm chair (also recycled from freecycle). The message I am portraying with this piece is the idea of the female gender being an object, merely used as a tool, and disregarded when no needed. This is a feeling I constantly battle with, feeling like some of my being is irrelevant because I am female, only good enough for one thing. My escaping to deserted landscapes, I escape this feeling and prejudice.
I have been accepted to submit this piece into the upcoming “Youre’s, Comes, Comitis” exhibition at Firstsite gallery in Colchester.
