OUTLINES

”Outlines” is an exhibition of a collective-feminist art created by young women, exploring the boundaries of sexual assault and sexual harassment. The collective work provided us a home and a stage, where our personal stories and experiences were weaved into a collective one.

 

The embroidery was created out of a feminist perspective that originated in the United States in the 1970s, and which was designed to place the crafts that are considered "feminine" in their appropriate place in the artistic hierarchy. This artistic perspective focused the gaze in issues that may be considered "scandalous": Rape and sexual assault of women, menstrual cycles, abortions, mothers and home. The use of embroidery was a deep, free and true expression, inspired by the female experience and addressing the body.

 

The exhibition was curated as a living room in an exhibition space within a famous night club in Tel Aviv, merging the domestic feminine space into the potential “scene of the crime.” Throughout the exhibition, visitors were invited to add their own embroidery onto the works, to correspond with the artists in text and form and to deepen the connection between the work, the space and all of us.

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In addition, the participants designed an embroidered t-shirt which was sold during the event. All proceeds were donated to two organizations fighting against sexual harassment. 

 

The Artworks