“This work is highlighting women’s struggle against gender-based violence and sexual assault. It is a global issue.”
Women in Red is an exhibition and book that chronicles Jessica Eva’s meeting with the Red Brigade Lucknow, an Indian grassroots organisation that campaigns for women’s rights and combats violence against women on the streets and in the home.
Jessica Eva travelled to India in 2016 to meet the women of the Red Brigade in Lucknow India face to face, to collect the women’s stories first hand and document their portraits. This exhibition and book launch showcase a photographic compilation providing a poignant view of the women that comprise the movement. The exhibition uses large-scale photographs to monumentalise the immense strength and humanity of the women, using imagery that is both powerful and vibrant.
The project by Jessica Eva explores the issue of violence against women in a global context. Her photographic work seeks to use the female gaze to subvert mainstream depictions of women.
Accompanying the photographic exhibition a panel discussion was held that discussed topics such as the female gaze and how photography can be used as an empowering tool to challenge perceptions of women. The discussion was chaired by Megan Hyde and featured practicing artists Jessica Eva, Olivia Colja and Panizza Allmark (PhD).
All profit from the sale of the book will be donated to the Red Brigade Lucknow.
Installed at PS Art Space, Fremantle
