Ciara Richardson
My approach is to choose a working method that suits a specific situation. By experimenting with photographic methods that are used in other fields of knowledge, I research how multiple types of image and text materials can present photographic narratives in non-traditional ways. My projects not only act as a platform for my own views and interests. They also provide a way for others to disseminate their own ideas in a public way.
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How would you like it to happen to you?
This project offers a playful critique of traditional gender stereotypes in media, aiming to flip the narrative of the male gaze. Through transforming 2D images into 3D forms using found photographic imagery, techniques like photomontage and mechanical mechanisms are employed. Traditional stereotypes perpetuate unequal power dynamics, portraying men as active subjects and women as passive objects. By featuring male nudity, the project subverts this dynamic, inviting female perspectives. Rooted in Dadaism, it confronts conventional artistic norms, with montages designed for seamless repetition. Automated mechanisms symbolize resistance against reductive representations, pulling shapes back into 2D forms, sparking conversation about gender, power, and representation.