‘THE LIBRARY’ - graduate project
THE LIBRARY was inspired by the core idea of Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, which is to introduce the richness of women’s heritage, and applied it to science fiction. I built a womb-like metal sculpture to house books of feminist science fiction or stories that challenge gender, gender-roles and sexuality. This is so that these stories written by women could belong together instead of under-appreciated or lost amongst the masses of male-written science fiction.
THE LIBRARY has 45 titles of fiction and non-fiction, with covers all redesigned by me using cropped screen prints.
The Screenprints
A selection of the colourful and layered screenprints done whilst experimenting in the print room. These inspired the book covers.
The Book Covers
A selection of the book covers designed from cropped areas of the colourful and layered screenprints done whilst experimenting in the print room.
The Cushions and Poem
Screen printed cushions with the illustrations and poem made to represent feminist science fiction.
Research Sketchbook
Some pages of the research and processes I went through for the project.
Response from Karen Keifer-Boyd,
Chair of the Judy Chicago Art Education Award
“Thank you for submitting your application, The Library – A Feminist Science Fiction take on ‘The Dinner Party’. The Judy Chicago Art Education Award review committee was impressed with your innovative project, the professional presentation of your project in your application, and how your project aligns with feminist goals. Your application was greatly appreciated by Judy Chicago, Through the Flower, and reviewers, and we hope you will continue to develop your project.”