Communication Design School of Design
Séania Strain
Hi, I’m Séania an illustrator based in Glasgow.
I work mainly in digital illustration and my work is feminist in nature. This year I worked on a frame by frame animation, an interactive sculpture and a zine along with other projects. I enjoy making work that is fun, inclusive and accessible.
Find more of my work here:
Girly Pop Zine
This zine is a guide to a hypothetical exhibition created as part of my curatorial rationale, the written component of my degree. I explored the themes of embracing girliness as an act of feminism and resistance against the patriarchy. The exhibition showcases a range of work, and the zine acts as a guide to understanding the exhibition.
Galleries can often feel intimidating or exclusive, so I wanted to make things more approachable with a simple, easy to follow guide that explains each piece. The zine breaks down the main ideas behind the selected works, and the inside spread gives more detail about the art itself, leaving room for further research
The illustrations help to support and explain the themes; they work alongside the text to make everything clear and engaging, reflecting the fun and energetic feel of the exhibition.
Animation- “A Letter To My Future Daughter”
Scenes of Nudity
This animation explores the societal pressure put onto women to be a certain way and conform to certain beauty standards and gender roles. It encourages us to resist patriarchal ideologies and take up space physically, mentally and energetically.
A Letter To My Future Daughter
A frame by frame digital animation expressing the pressures put on women to fulfil multiple roles while living up to unrealistic societal beauty standards. The animation uses light humour to represent how ridiculous the patriarchal system can be.
Big Girlie
This huge pink girlie is an interactive sculpture inspired by my animation “A Letter To My Future Daughter”.
She is the future daughter who is here now, taking up space, being bright, bold and loud. She is sitting with her head looking up at the sun eyes closed. She is safe here. Often, as women, we are made to feel uncomfortable or unsafe in our everyday lives, especially in the current climate where women’s rights are being revoked. This sculpture shows an ideal world where we can be fully ourselves and embrace our bodies exactly as they are without judgment. It allows women to step inside and take up space.
The book “Grá Mna” on her lap gives a more detailed description of all of the anatomy from her hairy toes to her disco-ball interior.
