Kiran Joan / MFA Illustration Practice ‘21
Bloom
2020
Digital
Bloom is a series of motion illustrations that explore themes of femininity, religion and sexuality. The project is based on a series of interviews with religious people, pastors, friends from India and the United States. It is also a reflection on readings of Sigmund Freud and modern day philosopher Alain De Botton. A question that keeps coming up is 'How can oppressive religious rules be reimagined to express freedom, love, trust, kindness and peace?'
Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly delights, I created strong women that exist in nature and emanate feelings of love, strength and resilience. Through subtle movements the illustrations aim to evoke feelings of softness and sensitivity.
