Friday, April 30, 2021

Uninvited hands

 

I was given the suggestion for this poster. The original suggested words were "patriarchy the uninvited laying on of hands"- but there were too many words for the poster. It had a connection to a media release during the event; but it also had links it to churches; and it definitely reflected the fact that many women are subjected to uninvited touches and comments by men who seem to think it is ok and in fact their right - but then again that is patriarchy right???

The layered image above was deliberate - layers and layers of subtle patriarchy and layers and layers of uninvited handling.

I took a photo of where I'm up to in the series - only one to go after this current poster if I'm happy with the 3X3 grid.

I feel this poster has a strong message.



And of course there are a couple of Domestic Posters (aka tea-towels) - a little more subtle ink on the weave.


You might have noticed that the second I in 'uninvited' has a nick out of the bottom - it is in fact an upside-down 1 - one of the limitations of sets of wood type and the need for a little creativity.

2 comments:

  1. ha! I just bought an old manual typewriter ... no number "1" because that's what the lowercase "L/l" is for

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  2. LA - there are always interesting work arounds. Peace. B

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