Collaborators
Caleb Wylx
Chu Li
My Roles
Calligrapher / Designer
Photographer / Tree Bark Peeler :D
Artist Statement
The installation is designed to reveal the societal expectations of women throughout Chinese history.
Materials
The two major elements are the tree bark stripes and the projection. We believe calligraphy ink is the most suitable medium because of its history and expressive nature. And the tree barks conveyed a historical condensed feeling of societal issue. For the projection, we created a video featuring an underwater scene to highlight the tension and the feeling of suffocation that women experienced, further emphasizing women's struggle with patriarchal oppression.
Content
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.
