Projects tagged
Civil Liberties
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New Beijing, New Marriage: A Milestone Film in China’s LGBTQ Movement
Read more: New Beijing, New Marriage: A Milestone Film in China’s LGBTQ MovementNew Beijing, New Marriage is a documentary shot by Fan Popo, a Chinese gay rights activist in 2009. The film recorded that a gay couple and a lesbian couple, who were volunteers instead of real homosexual couples, were having their…
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Prague’s Lennon Wall
Read more: Prague’s Lennon WallPrague’s Lennon Wall is a tourist attraction to some, and a participatory street art haven for others. Directly opposite of the French embassy, the wall has been filled with evolving art and graffiti since the 80s. The wall received its…
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Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid
Read more: Orquesta Solfónica de MadridOrquesta Solfónica de Madrid The Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid (Solphonic Orchestra of Madrid) is a self-organized orchestra that was formed in the context of the social movement 15M and that has gained popularity for playing classical music in demonstrations and…
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Nana Van
Read more: Nana VanThe Nanny Van is a public art initiative run by REV- and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. This project aims at shorting distances, gaps and obstacles between domestic workers and the proper information of their rights. Therefore, Nanny Van is…
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#NOSFALTAN43
Read more: #NOSFALTAN43On December 2014 I’ve been artist in residence at MANY MINI RESIDENCY a short-term residency program organized by Sarrita Hunn and Ryan Thayer and hosted by GYB BYG in Mexico City. During my 12 hour residency I’ve worked on the…
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#FUEELESTADO
Read more: #FUEELESTADO“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” Mahatma Gandhi #FUEELESTADO is a project about the lack of social justice and the gross human rights violations in Mexico. It examines the conflict between state power…
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Mapping skin deep
Read more: Mapping skin deep“Mapping skin deep” is an audiovisual public installation consisting of portraits with testimonies from refugee/undocumented immigrants currently residing in Montreal and elsewhere. Their bodies have been scarred in post-production tracing the route they took from their homeland to Montreal, hence…
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ScareMail
Read more: ScareMailScareMail is a web browser extension that makes email “scary” in order to disrupt NSA surveillance. Extending Google’s Gmail, the work adds to every new email’s signature an algorithmically generated narrative containing a collection of probable NSA search terms. This…
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Pro-Choice Trolling
Read more: Pro-Choice TrollingFun Craft Idea: Pro-Choice Trolling in Hobby Lobby Aisles Jezebel By Callie Beusman Hobby Lobby is a large corporation-person whose interests include crafting, God and denying women affordable contraception access. If you’re miffed that this chain retailer is a more…
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3,000 Candles at the Lincoln Memorial #SoAllCanVote
Read more: 3,000 Candles at the Lincoln Memorial #SoAllCanVoteAt the same site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, we lit thousands of candles – one for each signature on our petition – to commemorate the legacy of brave freedom fighters Andrew…