Anna McGurrin
Photography
Featured projects
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Photographic print, mounted on foamex (841 x 1189mm)
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Photographic print, mounted on foamex (841 x 1189mm)
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Photographic print, mounted on foamex (841 x 1189mm)
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Digital photograph
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Digital photograph
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Digital photograph
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Polaroid
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Polaroid
Anna McGurrin
My practice is an exploration into the pressure women feel to present themselves as a “woman”, under the constraints of what society deems to be “womanly”. My work aims to generate ideas of toxic femininity and negativity surrounding self-image. I create self-portraits; using dress up, wigs and make-up to create a dramatised version of a woman. The personas I create are not reminiscent of myself but are instead fictitious women. Which I have created via the anxieties I feel about being a female, and I believe these anxieties are common amongst many women within society.
Throughout my time at Loughborough I have acquired a wide range of skills, these include: photography, Photoshop skills, creative problem solving… My work has enabled me to decide on my career path; I aspire to work within the fashion world, working in set design or fashion photography.
Awards
'Making a Mark' Exhibition, Manufacturing and Technology Centre, Coventry. (February, 2019) Art and Design Foundation Diploma (Fine Art pathway) - Merit (2016) Bank of Cyprus, London. (Annual commission for students work from Ashmole Academy) (2015-16) National Student's Art Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. (July, 2015)
Experience
Freelance artist. Admin assistant, Royal Free Hospital, London. Customer Service Assistant, Waitrose, London.