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The Fearless Collective – Public Art for Social Change

Date:
Dec 8 2012

Founded in India, this collective creates participatory murals that transform public spaces into affirmations of love and resistance. Collaborating with marginalized communities, they co-create artworks that challenge narratives of fear and oppression Fearless Collective is an art collective. It uses…

Sneaking Female Curves Through Instagram’s Ban

Practitioner:
Claudia Chanhoi

Date:
Dec 8 2012

It all began during Claudia’s final art project at the London College of Communication, where she delved into the issue of “sexual objectification of women,” a topic close to her heart as she navigated her womanhood. Her initial series, “Scenery,”…

Myanmar’s Artists Captured the Spirit of the Resistance. Now They’re Continuing the Fight from Abroad

Practitioner:
Chuu Wai Nyein

Date:
Dec 8 2012

Chuu Wai Nyein felt an overwhelming sense of guilt when she first arrived in Paris from Myanmar at the end of April. “I was pushed to leave the country, but it was not how I wanted to leave,” says the…

Pocard – Singapore Version

Practitioner:
Action Office

Date:
Dec 8 2012

Concept 1. This is a participatory art action initiated by Action Office, aiming at questioning current democratic elections in Singapore and shaping an alternative possibility. 2. Design the pocards to resemble ballots, inviting people to fill out election results and…

Kurdish Artist Zehra Doğan Has Been Freed in Turkey After 3 Years for Illustrating Turkey’s Violence

Practitioner:
Zehra Doğan

Date:
Dec 8 2012

The Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan was freed yesterday after nearly three years in prison, Hyperallergic reports. Doğan first caught the attention of the Turkish authorities back in 2017 with a watercolor that depicted a Kurdish district after Turkish…

The Apocalypse Project: The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume Store

Practitioner:
Catherine Sarah Young

Date:
Dec 8 2012

As climate change worsens, so will our collective sense of loss. Coastlines, cities, crops, and entire species will disappear. Artist Catherine Young has created a perfume line that bottles up the scents of things we enjoy today, but will be…

Htein Lin: A Show of Hands

Practitioner:
Htein Lin

Date:
Dec 8 2012

From 1998 to 2004, pro-democracy activist Htein Lin was jailed for challenging the military dictatorship in his home country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) in Southeast Asia. Prior to his imprisonment, Lin acted in films and with a theater troupe. While…

The Sewer Soaperie: Cities, Oil and Human Behavior

Practitioner:
Catherine Sarah Young

Date:
Dec 8 2012

Many artists are inspired to bring climate change into their work after a direct experience with it. Catherine Sarah Young hopes her work helps people understand and talk about their experiences with climate change. Originally from the Philippines, she first…

Thai youth takes creative defiance into election

Practitioner:
Young campaigners in Thailand

Date:
Dec 8 2012

As the No. 59 bus hurtled down Ratchadamnoen Klang road in Bangkok’s Old Town, its passengers diverted their attention from the intense midday heat to a small crowd on the concrete below. About 25 people were marching and chanting, photographers…

Educational architecture: a floating school in Bangladesh

Practitioner:
Mohammed Rezwan

Date:
Dec 8 2012

What inspired you to build a school on a boat? As a native of a flood-prone community I saw first-hand the hardship of riverside communities who have restricted access to education and the opportunities it affords. With roads impassable during…