Aleigha Jane

BA (Hons) Fine Art


Within my practice I want to portray a story of domestic violence and the consequences through statistics and thought provoking imagery.
I highlight the symptoms and aftermath of being a victim of domestic violence, leading to trauma disorders, interpreting the side of the story that is often forgotten about- the victim themselves. I do this by using images with specific meanings with their placement aiming to reflect a certain element of domestic violence.

By repeating images of domestic objects, they aim to represent certain symptoms that many people experience when dealing with a trauma disorder such as flashbacks, recurring nightmares and distressing images.

Once a victim is out of the violent situation people often forget how the weight of the past trauma can still be relevant in everyday life.
I aim to give my work a domestic yet clinical look, using real statistics of domestic violence and rape crimes within the United Kingdom to make people aware of the severity of this on-going issue.


O fewn fy ymarfer, rwyf am bortreadu stori o drais yn y cartref a’r canlyniadau, drwy ddefnyddio ystadegau a delweddau a fydd yn gwneud i bobl feddwl. Rwy’n amlygu symptomau a chanlyniadau dioddef trais yn y cartref, a fydd yn arwain at anhwylderau trawma, gan ddehongli ochr y stori fydd yn aml yn cael ei hanghofio – y dioddefwyr eu hunain. Rwy’n gwneud hyn drwy ddefnyddio delweddau ag iddyn nhw ystyron penodol ac amcan eu lleoliad yw adlewyrchu elfen arbennig o drais yn y cartref.

Drwy ail-adrodd delweddau o wrthrychau’r cartref, eu nod yw cynrychioli rhai symptomau arbennig y bydd llawer o bobl yn eu profi wrth ddelio ag anhwylder trawma megis ôl-fflachiau, hunllefau a delweddau sy’n peri gofid.

Unwaith y bydd dioddefwr wedi gadael y sefyllfa dreisiol, bydd pobl yn aml yn anghofio sut gall pwysau trawma o’r gorffennol barhau i fod yn berthnasol yn eu bywyd bob dydd. Rwy’n ceisio rhoi golwg ddomestig ond clinigol i’m gwaith gan ddefnyddio ystadegau go iawn ynglŷn â thrais yn y cartref a throseddau treisio rhywiol yn y DU i bobl gael bod yn effro i ddifrifoldeb y broblem barhaus hon.

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