invited by Julie Bennett
Dawn French
Dawn French BAFTA award-winning comedienne
and actress. Acclaimed for her partnership with
Jennifer Saunders, she has repeatedly broken down
barriers for female comediennes in the UK. I chose
her because as well as making me roar with laughter,
a predominant part of her work has been to
parody the role of celebrities within society. As the
celebrification of society is a question I explore
within my own practice, I find Dawn’s spoofs both
humorous and a source of inspiration. I also admire
how Dawn has championed the ‘big is beautiful’
attitude and argued that fat women can be both sexy
and happy with their fuller figures.
South London Women Artists I’m Inside, Ring The Bell
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