Womankind explores the narratives that determine the locus of women artists in the domestic and the public. Four local visual artists—Gigi Ocampo, Golda King, Ivy Marie Apa, and Grace Marie Lopez— collaborate in this installation art project that intends to portray the narratives of women in the context of their lived and shared experience in the intimate and the collective. As such, it aims to re-present and recreate the “woman’s space,” such as the intimate confines of the household, in the more communal expanse of the art space. The installation hopes to reflect the collective experience—or struggle—of women as individuals that endeavor to break free from prevailing conventions and traditional expectations. In focusing on this shared experience, Womankind hopes to inspire a conversation that engages people to rethink and rediscover the role of women in these places and spaces.
Womankind
Qube Gallery, Cebu City, Philippines
Womankind explores the narratives that determine the locus of women artists in the domestic and the public. Four local visual artists—Gigi Ocampo, Golda King, Ivy Marie Apa, and Grace Marie Lopez
| Gallery |
Qube Gallery |
|---|---|
| City |
Cebu City |
| Country |
Philippines |
Description
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