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| Eyes Wide Open: Seeing Light in Mundane perle cotton, synthetic thread, wool, hand stitched - 25"x25" |
Artist Statement: My quilt work portrays the nexus between energy poverty and women, highlighting the neglected nature of this critical issue and the urgent need of universalization of energy service to women in less developed parts of the world. To emphasize the pervasiveness and prevalence of this fundamental problem among women who are always at the receiving ends of energy poverty, I depict eight faces of women who have long remained as voiceless, faceless, and energy-less ones. At the same time to accentuate the empowering effect of large scale diffusion of energy service on women or developing an affordable alternative energy source such as solar and wind, I put the radiant sun at the center of the work. I use women faces with eyes open as symbols of hope for socio-economic progress of women through utilizing natural resources, securing steady energy sources, recycling, mutual assistance, and education. Bio: Shin-hee Chin is a fiber/mixed-media artist and Professor of the Visual Art Department at Tabor College. Chin's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Washington DC, Tokyo, Hampton, Geneva, Tainan, and Seoul. |
