Sophy Rickett (born 22 September 1970) is a visual artist, working with photography and video/sound installation.

Pissing Women, by British visual artist Sophy Rickett, is one that not only remains the black sheep of an otherwise conventional lineage of works, but one that to this day still stands tall as an unmatched feat of raw, orchestrated and somewhat contemplative performance art.

The series, created in 1995 and completely with black and white film at night, opened a dialogue on phallic fetishisation, its historically assumed power and its place within societal order. With Ricketts dressed formally in a range of suits, and actively selecting locations synonymous with order (i.e. Vauxhall Bridge, with MI-5 headquarters in the background, or the marble facade of what can be assumed to be an office in Central London), it becomes easy at face value to see the images as rebellious, or at least created to challenge a patriarchal elements of society. However, when the images themselves are deconstructed, and things such as the deliberate harsh flash used from the camera, the inviting and consistent side angle positioning of the camera and more interestingly the unseen effort gone through to make the urination as masculine as possible (one can only assume that it must have taken a few tries with it being public), the images seem to be more of a bold parody of masculinity than a mere, rebellious angsty disdain for it. With urination (especially public urination) being seen so typically as an act whose core radiates rebellion, we may excuse ourselves for falling into the trap of seeing it no more than a physical act of frustration.