In the University of Kansas an art exhibition was curated called “What were you wearing”.
The exhibit, showcased 18 sexual harassment stories, with the outfit they were wearing at the time of their assault. The outfits were all very varied, from bikinis, t’shirts, jeans ect.
“What were you wearing?”
It’s a question people ask survivors of sexual violence all too often; a question wrought with victim-blaming and an implication that, maybe, the survivor could’ve prevented their assault if they had worn something less revealing, less sexy. – (HuffingtonPost.com,2017).
This particularly stood out to me, as it resonated with me that it shouldn’t matter how another human being is dressed, no form of dressing is ever an invitation to assault another human being sexually against their own will. This become a source of inspiration for the visuals for my video. The huge text throughout the visuals “THIS IS NOT AN INVITE’ and “SHE WAS NEVER ASKING FOR IT”, were influenced by the motivation and meaning behind this particular exhibition that I stumbled upon during my research.