The Protest Purse

PAINTINGS AND OTHER SURFACES

2018

Mixed Media

I’ve spent the past three years entangled in emotion, dealing with loss, and finding solace in stories of survivors. As my art exhibit, “Journey to The Good Life,” comes to a close, I feel ready to move on. I told myself that for my next art venture, I would give myself a break and do something…FUN!!! And empowering, bold, and collaborative, fueled by our collective passions. For the past months, I immersed myself in stories of women, learning what inspires us to resist and to exist in these times of national chaos, global catastrophes, and day to day struggles. My resistance purses are portraits of contemporary human struggles and triumphs. They serve as documentation of an era in which voices are silenced, yet, remaining silent is not an option. The Protest Purse is an ongoing project that seeks to re-contextualize how we see protest, and allows insight into the hearts and minds of a diverse community of women. Photographs by the talented Caroline Cockrell, Nussi Abdullah, Matthew Lenard, Imaan Siddiqi, and Zahra Ansari.

Read our stories at:

https://www.facebook.com/Theprotestpurse/

Protest Purse #5: Immigrant