Focus on: I-Lun Huang

“Female identity is different according to each culture, but many are based on a patriarchal past where men wield more power than women. Even now, women still struggle with gender hierarchy and have been continuously fighting against this system for a long time. Enlightened by the feminism movement and ideologies in the US, I study gender inequality issues in Asian countries, especially my home country of Taiwan. Many of my works address the constraint and limitation placed on women in Taiwanese society, and the inescapable grip of social expectations and traditions. Through my self-portraits, I strive to rewrite a male-dominated history as well as change the contemporary culture and begin the conversation of gender equality and female empowerment to my birth country.” says I-Lun Huang