Panel Discussion: Exposing the Unexposed – Feminist Collectives and Street Photography

On the occasion of the exhibition Street. Life. Photography, Fotomuseum Winterthur is hosting a live-streamed online panel discussion with guests such as the Australian Unexposed Collective, the Head On Photo Festival and curators and artists. This event will discuss the importance and visibility of women*, intersex and non-binary artists within the international street photography scene. The focus will be on feminist collectives, which organise themselves via social media and work collaboratively, participatory and transnationally.

How can feminist collectives influence a male* dominated industry? How do they become part of established institutions? What role do social media play in mobilising the community and enabling exchange? And: What ethical and (cultural) political stance do feminist collectives take in the genre of street photography? These and further questions will be discussed.

Panelists:

Shweta Agarwal, founder and co-curator of Hardcore Street Collective, India

Julia Coddington, founder and co-curator Unexposed Collective, Australia

Debrani Das, founder of Unexposed South Asia, India

Kimboid, member of Unexposed Collective, Australia

Moshe Rosenveig director of Head On Photo Festival, Australia

Anshika Varma, photographer and curator, Offset Projects, India

Moderated by Nadine Wietlisbach, director Fotomuseum Winterthur, and Mona Schubert, assistant curator, Fotomuseum Winterthur.

The event is free and takes place on Zoom. Details on how to access the talk will be confirmed upon registration. Register here or follow the livestream here.

Kindly supported by: Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council

Image: © Debrani Das