Rhiannon Dunn’s work derives from this interest of the fridged woman, a trope that originates from comic books to describe a woman whose narrative is cut off to further the character development (usually) of the male protagonist. The practice is initiated through writing scripts made up of quotes from texts and media relevant to the perception of femininity. Thus, the resulting paintings are created like scenes from a film or novel and investigate this moment of ending where the female narrative is in stasis or halted.
“She is all the great heroines of the world in one. She is more than an individual. I love her, and I must make her love me.”
– The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde, 1890