Looking at Women’s Rights in Asian Developing Countries with a Humanitarian Lens
(Press Release sent by Cultural Connections on behalf of Hong Kong International Photo Festival.) Looking at Women’s Rights in Asian Developing Countries with a Humanitarian Lens Female Voices under Oppression, Women’s Empowerment Through Photography Closing Exhibition of “Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2014” (10 October, 2014) In many Asian developing countries, women’s rights and statuses are still largely suppressed. “Voice of Tacitness”, a major exhibition at the “Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2014”, brings to Hong Kong photographic works by female photographers in these places and which are mostly about women as well. The photographs focus on equal rights for women with a humanitarian touch. Obstacles for the participating artists are two-folded: photography scenes throughout the world are mostly dominated by men, and their voices are often suppressed and…