By: Sarah Barnes, 19.11.2009 | Comments (0)
Photographer, writer and Uplift contributor, Alex Brew will be giving a talk tonight at the opening of new exhibition ‘Shattered’. Brew will be exhibiting and discussing images from the Asking For It project that was first shown at Ladyfest London in May 2008. To create the series of images, Brew approached men in public spaces and asked them to fully or partially undress for her and her camera. Her resulting images raised questions about objectification, sexual freedom and power relations between the genders.
Brew will be joined by ceramicist Claudia Clare for the discussion, which runs from 7 til 9pm. Clare’s work consists of five, giant sized, broken and mended clay pots, which were made in response to contemporary women’s stories of surviving sexual violence.
The Shattered exhibition is a product of working with Rape Crisis, England & Wales. It runs from until the 12th of December at The Original Gallery, Hornsey Library, Haringey Park, N8 9JA. Opening times: Monday – Friday, 1-7.00pm, Saturday and Sunday, 12-4.00pm
(Thumbnail images from Alex Brew’s website)
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By: Sarah Barnes, 10.11.2009 | Comments (0)
Who’d have thought that it’s nearly 10 whole years since the first ever Ladyfest was held in Olympia, Washington?! Since then, the word of Ladyfest has spread, inspiring women around the world to realise their resources and put on a show. To celebrate this milestone, UK feminists (including organisers from Ladyfest London 2008) have set up LadyfestTen. But, like all Ladyfests, the more ladies that are involved the bigger and better it gets…which is why LadyfestTen are inviting YOU to get stuck in!
“We want to celebrate Ten years of this global DIY movement by running an event which brings together activists from all corners of the world.
We are London based but will carry out meetings in a variety of different formats (e.g. online); so everyone who wants to participate will be able to, no matter where they are.
Ladyfest is run by volunteers and we need YOU to get involved in the anniversary party! If you are into art, music, activism, crafts, poltiks, making friends, learning new skills, and making things better – this is for you.”
The next meeting is on Monday 16th November, 18.30 to 21.30 in the Royal Festival Hall (Level 2 Foyer), Southbank Centre, London. If you can’t make it to the meeting, don’t worry because there are plenty of ways to keep up with LadyfestTenners! Become a Facebook fan, follow them on MySpace and Twitter, or simply email to find out more at ladyfestten@googlemail.com
(Photograph by Sarah Barnes)
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