Girl Power

More woman, less violence! That's the unequivocal message of Rosanna Galvani and her group on the region Piu Donna Zero Violenza, over on Craft Grid. This year is their second festival, aimed at raising awareness of the need for men to be less idiotic, for women to seek their voice, and for a lot less horrible acts of violence in this world. If the theme appeals, then the artwork that you will find on this unusual and interesting region will provide further food for thought.

This region is home to a multi level exhibition area, including a performance space about halfway up the construction,  and a park-like area at ground level. 

Più Donna Zero Violenza - in Italian, you can write it like this "+donna 0violenza" - means more (plus) woman obviously zero violence. Rosanna is Italian, but this is an international project comprising a long series of artistic and social events. Alongside Rox you will find artists and performers who speak French, English, Portuguese, Hungarian, Spanish - the common tongue is equal rights for all. 

The wide and talented range of artists who have participated in this show spans the virtual frontiers too. Some are mostly associated with Second Life,  and some well known in both SL and across the hyperverse, while others focus primarily in OpenSim. The theme set for the artists was about equal rights, and the inequality that reigns worldwide when it comes to women's rights.

Meilo Minotaur, best known for work in SL, is part of this exhibition.

It's a true meeting of minds, and Rosanna would love to involve other grids, since the theme really touches the daily lives of all of us. Contact her on Craft if you think your grid would benefit from joining in!

Rosanna Galvani

Rosanna (sometimes known by her avatar name Roxelo Babenco) is a skilled organizer of events, both in the real world and in virtual and once again she has produced an impressive array of artists whose expressions deplore the way women are objectified and infantilized by thoughtless and occasionally malicious jerks. That said, let's not assume all men are unthinking dinosaurs, or that women don't self-sabotage or fail their peers on occasion - it's always important to see things in proportion. 

This exhibition offers lots of food for thought and many different styles and points of view, from a 'blasphemous baptistry' to a collection of AI art, to poems and pictures drawn photographed and collaged, and a sculpture based on the Francesco de Gregori song from the seventies, 'Rimmel'. Go check it all out!

There is certainly more than can be covered in this post, so here are just a handful for the items in the collection. 

Eva Kraai has an interesting display exploring those glossy magazines that hand out advice to women about fashion, health, behavior and shopping. In a well-chosen set of images, it points out the bias toward conformity and stereotypes that have forever been the undercurrent of a lot of the 'advice' handed out in these publications. 

Tina Bey in front of her exhibit

Tina Bey has gone instead for a more specific message about abuse, in an eloquent text-and-figure based exhibit. S many women have no voice, cannot or dare not express themselves, so this image is an important one - their words deserve to be heard, be important, and deserve to lead to concrete change.

Cherry Manga's piece is is a shimmering reflection on self consciousness in terms of  the body - image, courage, message.

Cherry's avie, a faun, is an expressive representation of the paradox between the gaze and the gazer, full of pitfalls for both observers and their observations. 

Terra Mehryem has a build that is vivacious and combative. A fiery sword smites injustice with almost gleeful vengeance. Fun and optimistic and uncompromising as always.

Lorenza Colicigno: explain concept please Rage

Rosanna Galvani: Rage can you say some info about your work?

Rage Darkstone: Sure, its a bit personal... my father was an artist and my mother started as a secretary in a big organization, without her working outside the home we would  have had no money. By the end of her career -- she was promoted to the rank of a diplomat, this despite being passed over for promotion by many inferior men. I am extremely proud of her to this day. She was a very tender and smart women. I can't tell you why -- but this somehow expresses for me what she endured and the sense of justice she brought to the world. That's it really.

Terra and Rage standing by Rage's installation

Lorenza Colicigno: molto toccante... sarebbe bello rileggere le madri al di fuori dei pregiudizi

Lorenza Colicigno [it→en]: very touching... it would be nice to read mothers outside of prejudice

Medora Chevalier: bravo - yes there is yearning and strength in this

Medora Chevalier [en→it]: bravo-sì, c'è desiderio e forza in questo

Rosanna Galvani: grazie per avere condiviso questo tuo sentimento molto personale

Rosanna Galvani [it→en]: thank you for sharing this very personal feeling of yours

Alazi Sautereau: very dynamic, against the black

Alazi Sautereau [en→it]: molto dinamico, contro il nero

Velazquez Bonetto: nagyszerű munka Rage

Velazquez Bonetto [hu→it]: ottimo lavoro Rage

Rosanna Galvani: complimenti Rage, bel lavoro

Rosanna Galvani [it→en]: congratulations Rage, nice work

Adriana Miani's images on Piu Donne Zero Violenza

The opening was a great success with more than 30 people on the sim for the two hour tour.
You can go any time and dip into this kaleidoscope of concepts. You're bound to find something to love.

Piu Donna Meno Violenza is an ongoing project. To join in, participating either as an artist in Craft, or getting your own grid involved in exploring this important world issue, contact Rosanna Galvani in Craft, or find her on Facebook.

HG Address of the show   craft-world.org:8002:Piu Donna Zero Violenza