My work is driven by a desire to tackle social issues. It is exciting to know that I have the opportunity to make a positive social impact through my work.
31% of young adults across Ireland have experienced sexual harassment. Men and women between 18 and 25 are the most susceptible, largely due to the types of jobs they work in and their social lives.
'Eyes Up Rise Up' is a campaign that shines light on these issues and seeks to educate people in the hope of preventing these situations from occurring.
The main outcome of my project is an illustrated book, 'Words Have Weight', a collection of first-hand accounts of men and women’s experiences of sexual harassment. I have interpreted the stories through illustration to further emphasise the gravity of these experiences.
The book is accompanied by a series of stickers and an interactive website which allows others to get involved.
Double page spread from the book 'Words Have Weight'. The illustration is accompanied by the overlay pages which sit on top of the story itself
Closer look at the overlay page. This page is used to highlight certain words throughout the text
Double page spread of Illustrative text which features in the book. These pages are used to highlight the harmful language that we use and how it can have a negative impact on victims of sexual harassment
Cover and bellyband of the book
The book was vacuum sealed to convey how victims of sexual harassment felt like the life had been sucked out of them
Collection of stickers that were designed to be stuck up in and around areas that sexual harassment typically or already has occurred
A zine was created to showcase these sticker in real life situations. Elements such as the overlay pages and examples of harmful language were also brought into it
Flowchart that was featured in the zine