Penelope Stevens will explore what it means to be a feminist through the lens of her iPhone in her new solo exhbit, #myhiphegemony.
“I don’t know when feminism became cool, when our culture, through social media and popular marketing, grabbed hold of feminism in a hegemonic distortion of its true values,” said Stevens in a release from Charlotte Street Arts Centre.
Stevens is looking to explore the way we look at and respond to feminism through mass media outlets.
“The free spirits of the world, hairy armpits in full view, are suddenly raised to fashionista status, while subverting the underlying principles of equality and justice. Is it sexy to be a feminist?”
Stevens is a Fredericton based artists and musician who will use her own body as a model. She will document her journey and changes that go along with it through acid-wash linocut prints.
“Using my body as a model, I go through the journey myself, examining changes undergone through my feminist transformation,” said Stevens, “As Instagram photos are easily over-shared and replicated, I over-share a personal adventure in feminism of the body.”
The exhibit will open Friday, No. 17, 2014, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and will run until Dec. 9 at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.
