Empower

After exploring H2F2, I started to think about the commonalities of the women included. Although each woman was vastly different in background, circumstance, and role, each woman has confronted conflict with strength and justice. The uniting factor with these women included by Stein and the diverse feminists of present day is the empowerment found within a community. This served as the inspiration for my graphic. Strength and protection can come in many different visuals and presents in numerous ways. When one is faced with the duty of calling on strength, this can appear in different ways and my graphic is representative of this. 

 I found it compelling that Stein uses diverse items to represent the woman the piece is representing. All of the works appear to have the common sense of strength and heroism. The works are not overly decorative, which conveys the sense of solidarity or strength. Although each woman the works represent embody the qualities of empowerment, the works remain unique to the mission of the individual. 

 This led me to thinking about the ways each person displays strength in varying ways. We all have definitions of what it means to be strong or powerful and even what is worthy of a call to action. Art can serve as a representation of moral responsibility or duty. The ways in which we rise to action can be vastly different and therefore can be represented in multiple ways. 

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  1. RautzhanFebruary 21, 2019 at 9:25 AM

    "...what is worthy of a call to action(?)" That is a profound question. As you point out, we all have our own definitions. It seems that all of the outrage today is all encompassing. Maybe it's better to focus on one injustice at a time. Claiming small victories. Each piece of art can teach us about small victories. Just finishing a piece is a victory in itself and so a representation of that approach to activism.

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  2. Kerry RoyerFebruary 25, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    I too found it interesting how all of the tapestries looked like they belonged together when they represented such different stories of bravery in the face of injustice. I'd love to see them all together in person.

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  3. AThompsonFebruary 26, 2019 at 7:47 PM

    I love the idea of students exploring the idea of "strong," and how they embody that. My Museum sponsors and hosts an exhibition each year, and I would love to see the participating schools be inspired by that prompt. Strong can mean something a little (or vastly) different to each person, and may even change day-to-day.

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