Red is Etienne Farrell’s retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Whereas the traditional narrative presents the girl as a victim, Farrell reverses this dynamic. Through the work and its accompanying text, he reveals the girl’s cunning and cruelty, portraying her as exploiting the wolf’s good nature and, adding insult to injury, spreading rumours and falsely accusing him of malicious intent.

The work exposes the true nature of the girl’s wrongdoing and the wolf’s suffering, encouraging viewers to seek the truth with care and integrity, and to recognise that appearances can be deceptive.

I See Red

The meaning of a story and its details change according to the teller`s perspective.

Red Letter Day

You may be interested to know that the wolves have a different version of Little Red Riding Hood than we do.

Caught Red Handed

Once upon a time, there was a wolf, who, like any other wolf, was always helpful to others. One day, when walking through the woods, he came across a little girl in a red coat. He was frightened at first because humans have a history of cruelty towards wolves. But his kindness took the best of him, and he welcomed her to his part of the woods. And the girl charmed him as she described in detail how she got lost. She complimented him on his fur coat, then took his paw and started humming a tune to which they danced. Foolish wolf. If only he had known how the little girl knew the forest much better than he did. That her little dance was leading him to the tree of the forbidden, poisoned apple.

Red Herring

Little Red Riding Hood was charming and manipulative, and it took the wolf quite a while to realise that he was neck-deep in a web of lies. It was too late. He felt worthless. And as he deteriorated, he used his last strength to make up stories to defend her.