Lady Strips is a hand drawn animation which challenges the ownership we assume over the bodies of others. As soon as the subject of the gaze begins displaying their body in a way which the spectator does not desire, this ownership is ...See moreLady Strips is a hand drawn animation which challenges the ownership we assume over the bodies of others. As soon as the subject of the gaze begins displaying their body in a way which the spectator does not desire, this ownership is challenged and the act of viewing becomes distressing. Lady Strips explores this sense of ownership, whether we are aware of it or not, that we may hold over the bodies of others. Over the course of this film, power over the situation shifts from viewer to subject through a series of distressing acts, all while the protagonist remains peaceful. The voyeur is exposed in the protagonists' final act when the gaze is reversed and the viewer is caught watching.
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