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Some call it DIY, others call it workers’ control: Interview with Lily Jue Sheng

Expanding on a discussion that took place at Anthology Film Archives following a screening of Lily Jue Sheng’s work, Steff Huì Cí Ling examines what it means to organize as arts workers while building solidarity beyond the sector and create art with “working-class intention” in a “bourgeois context.”

Hardly Working

“I’d love to stop working, but clicking is work. Scrolling is work. Posting is work. Commenting is work. Changing my thermostat is work. Talking to my friends is work. Even activities that were already forms of work are now multiplied. This feels like the apotheosis of bullshit work.”

Purdah: Veiled Realities

Purdah is a term that encapsulates the concept and practice of veiling and voluntary seclusion from society. The word “Purdah,” derived from Farsi, can also have the literal meaning of “curtains.” “Purdah: Veiled Realities” is a multimedia project that explores this concept through a personal journey, inspired by the rich cultural and feminist lineage of my Islamic heritage, where women in my ancestry have voluntarily embraced various forms of Purdah, such as the hijab, Balochi chadar, niqab, and burqa…

Digital Art Partnership

We are so grateful for the generous support of EQ Bank in developing a three-part publishing and event series dedicated to digital disability justice during the Fall of 2023.

Part THREE – Saturday November 18th
This online panel explores Black, Indigenous, and Crip technoscience and how intersectional disability justice lends itself to innovation.
Co-presented with Inter/Access
Coordinated by Belinda Kwan