Facilitated by curator Yen Yi Lee from AFSAR (Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research), this workshop explores the visual culture of women’s movements in South Asia through poster-making and collective learning. 

Posters have been instrumental within the women’s movements in South Asia for their clarity of visual language and reproducibility, facilitating communication and the mobilisation of diverse communities to advocate for gender justice. In dialogue with Lala Rukh and Sheba Chhachhi’s posters on display in AAA’s current exhibition In Our Own Backyard, this workshop focuses on the act of poster-making and its continuous impact on feminist histories around Asia. 

Following a guided tour of the exhibition, Lee invites participants to reflect on the production and circulation of posters. Afterwards, participants create their own posters that explore the intersection of feminism and art-making today.  

Free and open to the public with registration. The workshop is conducted in English. All required materials are provided.  

This workshop is limited to fifteen participants on a first-come, first-served basis.  

 

Yen Yi Lee is an independent curator and writer based in Taiwan. Her research explores the multiplicity of meanings within negative space, and she collaborates with artists engaged in interdisciplinary and research-led practices. She was a co-curator of the 2020 Digital Art Festival in Taipei, and held a curatorial residency at ISCP New York in 2023. Her projects have been exhibited worldwide, and she is the founder of HAGAI Independent Art Zine.

 

Yen Yi Lee's workshop is supported by Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government and National Culture and Arts Foundation. 

^{Banner image: Poster collaged by Lala Rukh at a screen printing workshop organised by Simorgh Women’s Resource and Publication Centre, 1987–88. Courtesy of the Estate of Lala Rukh.}