Installation · 2022

She 她

This is an installation project to reveal the societal expectations of women throughout Chinese history. The two major elements are the tree bark stripes and the projection. Calligraphy ink is the medium because of its history and expressive nature. And the tree barks conveyed a historical condensed feeling of societal issue.

Each stripe is written with proverbs that either reinforce negative stereotypes about women or portray women as inferior/subordinate to men in Chinese society utilizing calligraphy ink. In addition, we included the translation of each saying to add clarity to the piece. The translation is written with red ink to unveil the passion, the violence, and the bloody history of gender inequality in China.