Are women always well depicted in proverbs? Meet the artist Irem Coban for a tour and talk about her residency project: Women in Proverbs

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Last chance to book and join us today at 12:00 (Noon) GMT for this delightful talk and series of illustrations about women.
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Proverbs are known to be difficult to translate because of their connotative meaning. However, Çoban illustrates the literal meaning of each proverb as it is told without any interpretation and shows how nonsensical and ridiculously funny these expressions are in the absence of the meanings that culture assigns to them.
 
With this project, Çoban invites us to question the performative power of the language on the cultural formation of women's identity. Since women's identity is plastic and socially constructed, to change how women are perceived and accordingly how women are treated, we first need to free our language and thought from the sayings of outdated patriarchy. Women in Proverbs joyfully undermines their power through the power of visual language and digital arts.