B E R T H A

Complete Illustration - Complete

2014

Freda Chiu
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Student: Freda Chiu Instructor: Gabriel Clark Program: Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications School: University of Technology Sydney

Bertha is a series of interconnected, non-linear comics that build a dark tale about a homophobic woman through tiny flashbacks of her life. It was influenced by my personal experiences growing up in Sydney's western suburbs where homophobic attitudes are prevalent. Bertha is ultimately a story of the destructive nature of homophobia in society resulting from an individual's upbringing, gender stereotypes, religion and lack of education, suggesting how ignorance can inadvertently hurt loved ones.