Blood Sisters

Background: Blood Sisters forms part of my ongoing investigations into historical and contemporary figurations of the female lycanthrope through the printmaking medium, specifically reduction linocut. Imagery is drawn Blood Sisters the Ginger Snaps film trilogy (2000 - 2002), in which werewolfism is employed as a metaphor for coming of age and the transgressive feminine. A key motif in the first film is female menstruation and its parallels with the werewolf's lunar cycle, a recent development in werewolf iconography notable for its feminisation of the motif. Blood Sisters sits within not only expanded notions of female lycanthropy, but also within broader technical and conceptual understandings of the linocut medium. Contribution: By incorporating references from all three films, Blood Sisters engages with a broad spectrum of transgressive femininity, from female sexual identity, body image/addiction, and the witch stereotype. The linocut medium enables a fusion of historical and contemporary references within a single image. Significance: Blood Sisters has been shortlisted for the 2017 Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, one of Australia's longest standing and most prestigious awards for the printmaking medium. Finalists are exhibited in an approved venue for the purposes of research reporting, having been judged by a panel of respected industry professionals from around Australia. As such, being short-listed for the award The work was also included in my solo exhibition Blood Moon, at the Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, at the invitation of the Stranger With My Face International Film Festival, dedicated to showcasing women within the horror genre. The unusual decision by the festival director to include a visual arts component within a film festival testifies to the capacity of my imagery to transcend mediums within, and contribute to, broader discussions of female otherness.背景：《血色姐妹》（Blood Sisters）是我持续开展的一项研究的组成部分，该研究以版画媒介——尤其是减色油毡版画（reduction linocut）——为载体，探讨女性狼人形象在历史与当代的具象呈现。创作意象取材自《变种女狼》（Ginger Snaps）三部曲（2000-2002），片中以狼人化身为隐喻，指向少女成长与越界女性特质。首部影片的核心母题为女性月经，及其与狼人月相周期的内在呼应，这一将狼人符号女性化的创作转向，在狼人形象的图像史中属于较新的发展。《血色姐妹》不仅拓展了女性狼人形象的创作维度，也深化了对油毡版画媒介在技术与概念层面的理解。 创作贡献：《血色姐妹》融合了三部曲的全部相关意象，涵盖了从女性性身份、身体意象/成瘾行为到女巫刻板印象等多元的越界女性特质主题。油毡版画媒介能够将历史与当代的参考元素无缝融合于单一画面之中。 作品价值：《血色姐妹》入围2017年弗里曼特尔艺术中心版画奖（Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award）——该奖项是澳大利亚历史最悠久、最具声望的版画类专业奖项之一。入围作品将在指定场馆展出以用于学术研究与成果展示，并经由来自澳大利亚各地的资深行业专家组成的评审团评选。此外，该作品应《陌生人与我面》（Stranger With My Face）国际电影节的邀请，被纳入我在霍巴特萨拉曼卡艺术中心举办的个展《血月》（Blood Moon）中。该电影节专注于展映女性创作者的恐怖题材作品，而电影节总监破例在影展中加入视觉艺术单元，这正印证了我的作品能够突破媒介边界，为探讨女性他者性的更广泛学术讨论作出贡献。