A conversation

starter rooted

in fascination

" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF

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" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF ✦

  • Not a single country in the world has achieved gender equality.

    - globalcitizen.org

  • 1 in 3 women around the world experience violence.

    - World Health Organisation

  • Over 1.2 billion women and girls live in places where safe access to abortion is restricted.

    - globalcitizen.org

  • In 2018, the estimated global gender pay gap was 22%, with women earning around 78% of what men are paid.

    - ILO

  • Women make up just 25% of parliamentarians worldwide.

    - Inter-Parliamentary Union

  • Around 650 million women across the globe were married before the age of 18.

    - UNICEF

  • Is Femvertising abused for capital gain?

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  • Tiananmen Square: How art sparked a riot

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Raising questions and starting conversations 

What are we getting up to?

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Gyeongbokgung palace

An exploration of gyeongbokgung palace

THIS PHOTO SERIES PRESENTS A VIVID CONTRAST BETWEEN OLD AND NEW, SHOWCASING THE INTRICATE ROOFTOPS AND SERENE COURTYARDS OF GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE, A JOSEON-ERA LANDMARK, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF SEOUL’S MODERN SKYLINE. VISITORS DRESSED IN COLOURFUL HANBOK WANDER THROUGH THE HISTORIC GROUNDS, CAPTURING MOMENTS WITH SMARTPHONES AND TRIPODS. THROUGH EACH FRAME, THE SERIES REFLECTS ON THE HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE OF TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY, OFFERING A VISUAL NARRATIVE OF HERITAGE EVOLVING WITHIN A CONTEMPORARY CITYSCAPE.

" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF

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" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF ✦

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The practical nails

Nails that serve a physical purpose

I WANTED TO REMOVE CERTAIN STIGMAS FROM THE ART FORM. WEARING FAKE NAILS DOES NOT MAKE YOU HIGH MAINTENANCE OR PUT YOU IN A SPECIFIC CATEGORY, THEY CAN BE TOOLS. FLO-JO WON OLYMPIC MEDALS WHILST WEARING NAIL EXTENSIONS. BEING TOLD “HOW CAN YOU DO ANYTHING WITH THOSE NAILS” REAFFIRMS A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION THAT WAS BORN OUT OF RACISM AND MISOGYNY. I WANT TO CREATE A STATEMENT SURROUNDING FEMALE HOBBIES AND PASTIMES, SUCH AS HAVING YOUR NAILS DONE, AND REBUKE THE STATEMENTS ABOUT NAIL EXTENSIONS BEING USELESS AND PURELY FOR THE CONCEITED.

MEET the

team

SIÂN JONES IS A FEMINIST GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENT FROM FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY WHOSE PRACTISE IS HIGHLY CRITICAL AND BASED IN RESEARCH. SHE STRIVES TO START UP CONVERSATIONS IN THE HOPES OF SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES AND ON-GOING SOCIAL ISSUES AROUND THE GLOBE.

Over 2.7 billion women don’t have the same work opportunities as men, with laws restricting the types of jobs they can do (source. World Bank, 2018).

" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF

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" FOR MOST OF HISTORY, ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN" - VIRGINIA WOOLF ✦

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