BLANK NOISE PROJECT:
THE WOMEN OF INDIA NEED HELP!


CALLING ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED STREET HARRASSMENT AND THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM

Take a look at this new blog BLANK NOISE PROJECT:

Blank - that which is not allowed meaning, form or articulation.

Noise - that which heightens, builds itself.

Eve Teasing, as the name suggests,is considered a joke, a prank.

Eve Teasing is street sexual harassment of women in India.

Blank Noise seeks to recognize eve teasing as street sexual harassment and establish it as an issue. Eve teasing may be normal, but is it acceptable?

Blank Noise is a public and participatory art project working both online and on the streets of Bangalore, Mumbai , Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad. We invite you to come along!

To understand more about 'Eve Teasing' CLICK HERE TO READ about it


Dear Blogger/ Reader/ Supporter

Thank you for being part of the Blank Noise community. Blank Noise is volunteer led, and volunteer run. With this post we open ourselves to funding!

On April 13th, 2007, Max Mueller Bhavan / Goethe Institute Bangalore will host the first public exhibition of Blank Noise. The exhibition will present a documentation of the project through a multi-media arts installation using photographs, sound and video. It will be centred around the debates of looking and the gaze, and of modesty. The exhibition proposes to bring forth and challenge common attitudes towards women and street sexual harassment.

We would like your support in the form of sponsorship to make this exhibition happen. Personal contributions are welcome.

To sponsor please email us at blurtblanknoise@gmail.com subject titled "Support."

Thank you!
Blank Noise Team



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