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BA2b: Further Reflection on Womanism Exhibition....

I thought I would reflect further on my Womanism Exhibition and highlight observations that I noticed throughout the process. 

One observation was how I was able to apply my feminist practice to my curation. For example, I was the one in charge, not a man, all of the artists were female and the theme of the show was mainly directed towards females. It felt empowering to be able to control things myself, and also allow female artists to be in control of their work as well in terms of how they would like it to be displayed and how they want their work to be worn, as was the case for Alice's piece. I felt overall it was an empowering experience for all involved. 

Regarding the all female artists factor, it really reflects on my previous research in to how few exhibitions there are that are curated by and feature women. I would hope that this show helps to show people that women can be just as talented as men in the arts industry and I think I would like this show to also be seen as a commentary on the issue of female curators/exhibitors as well as a chance for me to showcase and practice my skills in curation. I do think however, that I could have referenced that throughout the marketing of the show, and is something that I would include in my next show if I was to do something similar to this again. 

Another observation was how men were reacting towards my model through the presentation. Even though she wasn't showing anything, and was practically covered by a large piece of card, they still cat-called and objectified her. It's interesting how men have this default reaction to a women who shows a tiny bit of skin, and was even interesting experiencing this in person. It really does highlight the importance of the show and why the Womanist movement and the Feminist movement are important not only to women but to men as well. For them to recognise that not all of their actions are okay. This kind of reaction also fit well with the theme of the performance, as my model wanted to show how women in the sex industry such as the Red Light District, are human as well and not just objects, and that they have feelings as well. 

Furthermore, I definitely have learned a lot from this experience, I hope to put what I've learnt to use for my next show; SELLOUT. I have also identified key areas that I need to improve on such as marketing, organisation skills in terms of exhibition events (performances), and thinking more about how work is seen from the viewer. Most of these key areas I'm working on improving throughout the SELLOUT project, for example creating Instagram and Facebook pages to advertise as well as posters, thinking about the presentation of work as it won't be a normal exhibition space and so on. 


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