Maisie Bourdon
Playing dead
97% of women aged between 18 and 24 in the UK have experienced sexual harassment or assault. Severe traumatic events can elicit all sorts of psychological coping mechanisms, one of which is dissociation. Dissociation leaves individuals teetering on the edge of sanity in the name of self-preservation. This allows the mind to temporarily "disconnect" from overwhelming emotions and experiences to best increase the chances of getting out alive. In 'Playing Dead' Maisie Bourdon invites the viewer to be immersed into a hyper-saturated paracosm. This project explores the unseen spaces which appear in moments of dissociation, the artists fantasy world allows them to escape reality and navigate traumatic events through vibrant and detailed imagery.
Maisie Bourdon • Leo Coning • Nathan Evans • Jess Findell • Tom Forbes • Tawnie Howard • Jack Hughes • Ellie Jones • Siobhan McCreight • Lucy Morgan • Rebekah Morris • Chloe Payne • Elanor Plant • Olivia Ware • Casey Williams •
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