Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Stephanie Ligeti

1 Night in Paris

My paintings feature cropped and edited stills from popular horror films and celebrity footage. Drawing on psychoanalytic theories of the abject, I question the function of gendered representations within narrative. Muted tones and blurred gestures act as cinematic filters to induce faded and out-of-focus images, suggesting both the presence and precariousness of monstrous feminine portrayals. The resulting quiet, ethereal images promote a controlled distance, ultimately inviting viewers to find new ways of reading them.