Claiming Public Space: Spreading My Message Through Poster Activism
One of the most important steps I’ve taken in my project was creating a poster featuring my movement title: “Her Body, Her Image.” This slogan encapsulates everything I’ve been working towards—shifting the power of perception back to the individual woman and challenging the dominant beauty standards promoted by fashion advertising.
After designing this poster, I began placing it in various public spaces—on parking meters, in workplaces, around my university, and even in everyday places like shops. This wasn’t just about visibility; it was about interruption. I wanted to interrupt the flow of everyday life with a message that stops people and makes them think. In a world saturated by commercial ads that push unattainable ideals, I wanted my poster to offer a counter-narrative—one that is raw, empowering, and rooted in activism.
Her Body, Her Image — In the Public Eye
The act of placing these posters in different environments allowed me to reclaim public and commercial space as a site for protest and awareness. It’s a low-cost, grassroots method of spreading my message, and one that feels deeply personal yet powerfully political. It ties in with the visual protest I’ve created through détournement, risograph zines, my wearable art, and my manifesto. Together, they form a toolkit of resistance, and this poster campaign is a vital part of that.
By putting this message into the real world—not just on social media or in academic settings—I’m taking a step toward real cultural intervention. It shows how visual language and public art can challenge norms, generate conversation, and spark a collective rethink about how women are viewed and how they view themselves.