Ruth Upjohn Gallery
From a decolonial, intersectional and transnational feminist perspective, “MARCH ON” exhibits the photographs from Yafang Shi’s long-term and ongoing documentary photography project on social movements for women’s rights and social justice (2017-2025). It includes photographs of the Women’s March in Toronto immediately after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the US president in 2017, the latest People’s March in Washington D.C. right before the inauguration of Trump as US president in 2025, and many marches between them. This exhibition also displays a socially engaged installation “Screaming Red Lanterns” that Shi collaborated with Susan Wu. This installation speaks to the voices of women and people in marginalized positions, the censorship of them and the root cause of it, and the resistance to the censorship.
Bios of the Artists
Yafang Shi is an artist, poet and journalist. Her work considers gender, race, class, censorship, body, and identity from a decolonial, intersectional and transnational feminist perspective. Her practice includes a long-term and ongoing documentary photography project on social movements for women’s rights and social justice, poetic and evocative creative works on deep thoughts and inner emotions on lived experiences and collective sociopolitical realities, and socially engaged public installations collaborated with members of the community. Her works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at various art galleries and museums, universities, and public libraries. Shi has a master degree in sociology from the LSE.
Susan Wu is an immigrant woman who has worked for a non-profit organization that serves people with special needs. She is a firm believer in women’s rights and social justice.
Exhibition Dates:
February 26 – March 11, 2025
Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 5 PM
