BA Degree Show, 2025

The culmination of my BA degree show, this piece is the final outcome for a project that explored the villification of women in the media, and the real-life consequences that this embedded sexism can have on women.

A1 in size, this lithograph is a form of process art which involved myself spending around 70 hours hand-painting the name of 2000 women in the UK killed by men over the last decade. Due to the nature of a lithograph printing in reverse, every letter needed to be painted in reverse. The piece was a meditative process that aimed to leave the audience with a reminder of the very real impacts of misogyny.

List of names surrounded by text and floral pattern

2000 Women Report, Femicide Census 2025

Plate lithograph on paper, A1, 2025

I wonder if they all come out of the wall paper as I did?

Statement

This collection of lithographic prints are an exploration into the role the media has to play in perpetuating present-day sexism. Drawing upon Charlotte Perkins-Gilman’s seminal short story The Yellow Wallpaper, the work creates a comparison between the short story - published in 1892 - and the vilification of vulnerable women that is commonplace in today’s media landscape. 

Living in an arguably post-feminist environment in which women are systematically skewered by tabloids, conventional media, and even in the language of mainstream politicians - this collection is a meditation on the growing feeling of dread experienced by women today. The body of work takes the form of a gradual escalation, spiralling out of control: if misogyny runs unchecked on small, seemingly inconsequential platforms, it has the capability to escalate into the highest reaches of society and policy. 

Each piece is based off a specific example of media sexism, beginning on small platforms and isolated forums, escalating into more mainstream media, such as entertainment and news coverage. Each piece of text featured in the pieces are taken word-for-word from real examples found by the artist online. By immortalising these words, these prints aim to bring attention to the lasting impact of our language and the treatment of women online.

Lithographic prints mounted on woodcut frames, back lit with colour-changing LEDs.

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