Bethany Tompkins

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Perceptions and Violent Times

The video focuses on responses to graphic news, with ignorance through light jokes or turning that morbidity into dark humour.

While the images are exploring the line between graphic and enrichment for violence and creating a potential discussion for a grey area between these two areas, with SFX makeup inspired by real injuries, and photo manipulation inspired by games and news censorship.

  • Digitally edited photograph to simulate head wound.
  • Digitally edited photograph to simulate facial burns.
  • Digitally edited photograph to simulate facial burns.
  • Digitally edited photograph to simulate facial burns.
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Bethany Tompkins

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Graduated in 2020

I'm a second year multidisciplinary fine artist, that is interested in the digital culture, immersive alternative realities, and investigating emotional connections between people and Art.

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