Sunday 28 June

Program
2pm: Talk by Eleen Deprez
3pm: Tea and Coffee
3:30pm: Artist talk by Simone Kennedy

A two-part event that addresses the subject of sexual assault, rape, and incest in and through art. The program will begin with a talk by Dr Eleen Deprez, touching on the philosophy, art history, and feminist and queer perspectives  around the representation of sexual assault in visual art and culture. We will examine both the harmful (works that depicts or sexualises rape and assault), the castigatory (work that criticises or reprimands perpetrators or the system that protects them), and the reparative (work that seeks healing or closure for survivors of sexual assault). We will also talk about how oppressive systems like colonialism, racism, and sexism, have co-opted the fight against sexual assault as a way to reinforce stereotypes, fear mongering, anti-immigration rhetoric, or control. The second part of ‘No Flowers’ is an artist talk by Simone Kennedy about her work.