Ciara Richardson
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. Techniques like photomontage and mechanical mechanisms are employed to transform 2D images into 3D forms using found photographic imagery. 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, and sparking conversation about gender, power, and representation.
Rahaf Aburideh • Ciara Richardson •
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Bolton
BA (Hons) Photography
Boomsatsuma
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography and Print
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography
Cardiff Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography
Crawford College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Fine Art
University of Cumbria
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Derby
BA (Hons) Photography
Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media
TU Dublin
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Edinburgh Napier University
BA (Hons) Photography
Falmouth University
BA (Hons) Photography
University for the Creative Arts Farnham
BA (Hons) Photography
Glasgow School of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
City of Glasgow College
BA (Hons) Photography
Hereford College Of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Hertfordshire
BA (Hons) Photography
Leeds Art University
BA (Hons) Photography
Limerick School of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography and Moving Image
London Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography
London South Bank University
BA (Hons) Photography
Morley College London
BA (Hons) Photography (Top-Up Part-Time)
National College of Art and Design
Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
The Northern School of Art
BA (Hons) Photography
Open College of the Arts
BA (Hons) Photography
Pearse College of Further Education
QQI Level 6 Photography
University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography
Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography
Solent University
BA (Hons) Photography
University of Suffolk
BA (Hons) Photography
Teesside University
BA (Hons) Photography