Female Fighters

Female Fighters alters the face of the urban landscape. A year-long project documenting female kick-boxers culminates in a city-wide campaign installation.

In addition to two exhibition venues, the poster campaign utilises the streets to display 20 portraits for passers-by to encounter. The interface between artist, participant and audience becomes intermingled creating different levels of engagement. A compelling set of portraits of female kick-boxers is presented along with multimedia installations that challenge common representations of women, offering insights into their multi-layered lives.

The concept developed through Shepherd's own practice in kickboxing - "generally reactions focus on 'aggression' or 'violence'. These ill-placed misconceptions motivated me. I'm interested in how such labels affect us as females." [...]

Follow the gloves

To find 20 Female Fighters portraits across the city.

Female Fighters portrait photographs are on display at Sundial Clinic using window spaces viewable from the street and wall spaces.
*In association with Blind Field Collective's exhibition A-Z

Female Fighters Multimedia Installations are exhibited at Brighton Media Centre Gallery.
*In association with ArtsFORUM 2:0 exhibition.