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This month, we held our first ever in-person project at APU, "Through HER Eyes". Through HER Eyes was an art exhibition on the theme of "Beauty and Pain behind Womanhood." The exhibition recollected what it means to be a woman in today's society through the creativity of the students.
The goal of the Through HER Eyes exhibition was to foster more awareness of women empowerment at APU. Held at the F building Atrium, it was significant for the exhibition to be perceivable to the students. The artworks consisted of photography, paintings, sculptures, and poetry.
It showcased14 people's artworks , each telling a story of womanhood through their own perspectives. Margad Altengerel, a second-year APS student from Mongolia, showed her perspective through a sculpture that she made with tin wires.
"I wanted to express myself and artwork to others. I wished people would look at it and feel the same feelings as I did," said Margad.
The sculpture depicted a woman with butterfly wings that is being pulled down with wired strings. It showed that it was carefully crafted with continuous wrappings and molded with the airiness of the wires.
"Truthfully, I didn't think about the process of making the artwork; the idea just flowed out of me. If I think back to when I was making it, I honestly had no idea where it was heading. Above all, I wanted it to symbolize freedom and the metaphorical wires that are attached to every woman in today's society." said Margad.
Nevertheless, Through HER Eyes was a massive milestone for her voice, as it was their first in-person project. In addition, it was large progress to see many more students willing to collaborate and contribute to HERVoice's movement and cultivate more women empowerment at APU. Students could interact with the exhibition by leaving messages on the message board, and showing support and appreciation for the artworks.
"Though maybe for some, it seems like there weren't that many submissions, I still think we were able to deliver the message we want HERVoice to. Seeing so many people's perspectives and stories surrounding women empowerment was really eye-opening and moving, I really hope others thought so too," said Alyssa, core member and co-leader of HERVoice.
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