Koehnline Museum’s invitation 
Gaby Cárdenas, The Swedish Abortion Law in 18 Languages, Installation, Materials: Vintage dress, handmade calligraphy, Japanese ink, Swedish abortion law 
Installation detail: Swedish Abortion Law available in 18 languages 
Installation Detail: Meditation handmade calligraphy scroll
Honored to participate in this exhibition organized by the Women Gender Studies Program of Oakton College. Here is my statement and an excerpt from the press release:
“Using thread, ink, fabric, and handmade paper metaphorically, my installation The Swedish Abortion Law, in 18 Languages, carries hope while creating dialogue about intimate stories and disparate worlds. In contrast to the USA and Ecuador where abortion remains criminalized, Sweden empowers women with freedom to choose, providing multilingual resources to young girls.”
“For this year’s annual WGSS art exhibition, Oakton College invited female-identifying, trans, and non-binary professional artists to submit a single work that provides a feminist lens through which to understand this socio-political moment. We asked artists for work that contends with the simultaneous anger over loss of autonomy and safety as well as hope for a better world. We were particularly interested in works that explored the social and ecological impacts of increasing nationalism, fascism and xenophobia on various socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, religious, ability-based, and international/global/regional groups. technique. Each submission expressed the creative and diverse ways in which women, feminist, queer and other minoritized groups use art to resist the attempts to divide and diminish us both at home and abroad. We are very grateful to the artists for their willingness to share their unique perspectives and considerable talents with the Oakton community.”
Gaby Cárdenas 