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I respectfully acknowledge the Elders, past, present and future of the Wurundjeri people of the Eastern Kulin nation where I live and work.
Sovereignty was never ceded.
Sovereignty was never ceded.
How can we use ecological, feminist and more-than-human ideologies and aesthetics to change dis-engaged, hegemonic men’s attitudes towards climate change, and more broadly, use and abuse of violence, power, and privilege for individual greed?
Keywords: hegemonic masculinity, climate-change, ecology, dis-engagement
White Men are the biggest contributors to climate change, whilst experiencing the least of its effects. Hegemonic masculine values have shaped modern day capitalism, leaving us the need to redefine gender identities and provide solutions to traditional ways of thinking. The use of semiotic typography, image making, and material installation could work as aesthetic devices for de-familiarising spaces that embody patriarchal dominance, rigidity and strength. Through defamiliarisation, there is the opportunity to present new ecological and relational values, derived from deep ecology and eco-feminism. This also aims to affect the viewers relations to themselves, those around them, and their more-than-human networks. Contemporary art can be a poetic antidote to hegemony, as it can ‘restore a social bond that is perceived to be lost,’ and can ‘create new neuro-architectures that emancipate our minds from such coercive structures.’ Beyond the spaces in Fabrica, this project could look further into re-prioritising patriarchal spatial values in public space, to engage those who are not interested in being engaged. Through the rebellion against hegemony can we carve a desirable and equitable future.
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