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Pillars of Society
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Barbed wire, turbans, sari, vinyl 2024
Family honour is upheld through iIzzat (respect), sharam (shame) and basti (embarrassment). ‘Pillars of Society’ is a visual interpretation by Rana-Allen of the weight and influence of the patriarchy and its impact on the South Asian female.
The text is a line from Audre Lorde’s poem Sisters in Arms:
'my hand comes down like a brown vise over the marigolds
reckless through despair'
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