Start of Third Year

Natalee Holloway

Madeleine McCann

So here we are at the final stretch of my Fine Art degree and I must admit it's rather terrifying. But at the same time it is exciting and it seems everyone has come back motivated over the summer which is brilliant! The tutors are engaging and seem engaged with our work so I feel really positive at the moment. I have "hit the ground running" to quote John Byrne and I already feel a big difference compared to the start of last year, which to be perfectly honest, started off a bit hairy.

My focus is on the notion of beauty and femininity, taking off from last year. However I am looking at it from a different angle, looking at the cruelty conveyed by a culture obssesed with image. In particular focusing on media and missing people. Not everyone would have heard the term MWWS (Missing White Woman Syndrome) but I guarantee people would have seen it. This means that usually young, pretty,middle-class and usually blonde girls/women get the most media attention when it comes to missing people. For example, the most well-known missing person in the UK Madeleine McCann. Plus for many Americans missing person Natalee Holloway.

I hope to create works based on this idea and to bring it to the attention of others.