atlas of idealized women

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3 min readApr 26, 2017

artist özlem şimşek’s “atlas of idealized women” work presents a perspective on female stereotypes and possible transitivity between social classes, statuses and identities in turkey.

video: özlem şimşek

artist şimşek says “sides locate their positions over women’s bodies in turkey when arguing on conservatism-modernity, west-east, ethics, morals, future and past.”

“the women type being attacked shows you who is conservative and who is modern.”

“When elephants start to jostle*, idealized women type, body, clothes, gestures are being updated; sister, odalisque, citizen, virgin or femme fetal.”

*an african proverb: elephants jostle, what gets hurt is the grass

“atlas of idealized women” intends to expose this normalization; “if bodies and identities are being built, is there a possibility for us to be someone else?” it asks.

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140journos, türkiye'yi anlamak için orijinal belgesel videolar, nitelikli araştırmalar ve görsel hikayeler üreten bir yeni medya yayıncısı.

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140journos, türkiye’yi anlamak için orijinal belgesel videolar, nitelikli araştırmalar ve görsel hikayeler üreten bir yeni medya yayıncısı.

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