I decided to look at gender inequality in art, more so how we can use art to present or retaliate the issue by confronting it. French photographer Pierre de Vallombreuse travels to indigenous communities in Southeast Asia where gender equality is evident, men and women are viewed and treated with the same regard and woman have an important spiritual role in the community. This photographer captures their freedom with personal black and white images that encompass the mutual respect and bond of the people living in these communities. This presents the idea of gender inequality in western cultures being socially constructed, In a part of the world where the media hasn’t poisoned, gender equality exists.
Zhang, J. (2015) Fascinating Photos Document Gender Equality in Indigenous Cultures around the World. Available from: https://mymodernmet.com/pierre-de-vallombreuse-souveraines/
Hudgins, N (2020) the Gender of Photography, Taylor & Francis Group