LIGNE ROUGE

Trip beyond the frontier

 

Photographs and Installation by Amira Karaoud

October 31 – December 19, 2014

Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-7 p.m.

Many barriers have been put in place through history, customs, and religion. We are operating according to rules today that we don’t even know the origins of anymore.

Amira Karaoud embarked on a world tour, armed with only one camera, to denounce injustices, especially those against women and their right to express their opinions in public. Ligne Rouge is a selection of photographs and an accompanying installation from Karaoud’s travels in the Far East.

Ligne Rouge, or “Red Zone,” is an old expression that refers to frontiers, limitations, borders, blockages and many various diverse restrictions. Historically, limitations are frequently inflicted on women to access public spaces. Many barriers have been put in place through history, customs, and religion. We are operating according to rules today that we don’t even know the origins of anymore.

 Are these limits of women, compared to men, that we have to accept as natural disempowerment? Or are they limits put out there as a challenge that need to be overtaken, overturned, reversed…until they disappear? – Amira Karaoud

 

Amira Karaoud

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