A three-day photography exhibition showing work by 21 women and girls who still live in Afghanistan. Under Taliban rule, they document how, even in secret and everyday places, they are already building a new Afghanistan. The show asks what care, sanctuary and humanity mean under oppressive rule, seen through the eyes of Afghanistan's women and girls.
The exhibition is presented by Afghans for Progressive Thinking in partnership with Peace Direct, and curated by Eugenie Huibonhoa and Francesca Inciong. The opening evening includes viewing and Afghan music and poetry, and the closing evening features performances and food. The Thursday and Friday afternoons include a tea and storytelling session about the lives that have shaped women in Afghanistan.
- Featured artists include Aurora, Husna, Zohra, Arzoo, Tala, Maryam, Sedra, Shamo, Freshta, Nazanin, Muslima, Arezo, Zuhal, Kawsar, Shakilla, Zainab and others, plus the collaborative works An Ember and See Me.
