Statement of intent

Over the period of the course I been presenting and discussing the feminist dialogue more in my work. The reality women and feminine ideals face within our society is something I feel passionate about and I intent to present this through my research and development on this project to create visuals that illuminate and comment on this narrative. I will work alongside the musician Tom Dodkins in to create visuals and audio for this piece. In my work I have created and now use a devil figure as my main distinctive part of my style, this character presents the deeper level to negative societal views that have been ingrained into women that control their own perceptions and understanding of femininity. Women should be allowed to explore their femininity as empowered and sexual beings without negative response. This is a natural exploration that the media has become hyper-focused on by portraying femininity as weak and vulnerable. Therefore this drives me to focus on the beauty and power of women by taking these tropes which have painted women in a negative manner and using them on my own terms, through this my main aim is to normalise feminine form such as stopping the censorship of breasts. Therefore I intend to create an animated piece which presents this reality that women have faced and still face, most importantly in today’s climate on social media. My piece will tell the journey of someone who is struggling to understand and embrace the reality of their body and the feminine energy within them by following the development of the character’s mood and experiences through the piece. I want to present a warm piece which brings elements of healing and community where the audience can understand that there are those out there who can help and provide the support necessary to overcome the pressures of society on ‘the feminine’. I shall inform this story with my own emotional drive to become an empowered woman and my own experiences with a society that on a whole hinders female empowerment. However due to the subjectivity of every human experience and existence it is important to widen my scope when considering femininity, today it is a subjective concept that differs from person to person. Therefore I plan to discuss questions regarding this topic with a range of people in order to develop a wider understanding past my own experiences. I want to create a positive space that still questions the aforementioned issues, but still laying emphasis on a light ethereal and engaging piece which leaves the audience thoughtful not confronted and overwhelmed. This means that I need to consider my imagery with care and the atmosphere it creates. I have created characters but I need to think where and how are they situated within their universe and how I am able to create a world around them which is able to enhance the narrative which will ultimately communicate so much more to the audience. 

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