Women’s Representation in Social Media
Set up FaceBook page discussion group
Meet up F to F and talk about collaboration.
One year from now- an exhibition in a real or virtual space
Challenge to state how we can change the tools of social media to better represent us.
Contact person Susan Hensel susanhensel@yahoo.com
We had a cross generational group of graphic designer, fabric designer/costumer, painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, gaming designer,software engineers, students of fashion history and design.
We set our concerns on the table by each person introducing themselves and stating their interest.
- clothing as communication
- the importance of technology, such as instagram, to communicate
- style of dress as communicating an invitation, whether wanted or not
- social media communicates, a great way to show work, process, can be empowering to the self, relieving the isolation of being an artist; a place to find others who share our interests and concerns
- New Technology, creating games for change, immersive games on feminine/feminist topics
- issues of backlash in technological environment
- sensational art, art vs porn, getting all the attention in social media. We do not need to make sensational/shock art for it to be valid.
- we need to contribute to software design, to build the world we want
- real vs fiction world of social media; the characters we create to represent us. The problems this presents for the very young men and women who are plugged in.
- social media world can be liberating because of the virtual life it creates; it can also be a devastating environment full of pitfalls and bullying, especially for the very young.
- Gender segregation in Saudi Arabia has been circumvented through social media. Social media gave women a voice.
- social media and the industry of fashion are both implicated in teen depression
- generational differences in how social media is used. It is “in the DNA” of our children while we older users can just turn it off if we need to take a break.
- who decides the line between art and porn? Can porn be empowering?
- How do we use social media as a tool?
We also shared online projects that we felt used the online resources to good effect:
The Nu Project
Style Like You
This is what a Mother Looks Like
Action items:
- Set up a facebook group for continuing discussion
- have meet-ups
- one year from now have exhibition, both real and virtual, at Gallery Paige,
- Challenge to change the tools of social media to represent us better