Saoirse McGarry “Consume”

In this portrait, I embody the absurd hyper-sexualised ‘ideal’ woman portrayed in the media. The inspiration for creating this image came from Gillian Flynn’s novel ‘Gone Girl’ (2012). The protagonist describes her experience as a woman trying to be the perfect ‘cool girl’ stereotype her whole life. ‘Cool girl jams hot dogs into her mouth like she’s hosting the world’s biggest culinary gang bang.’