Author: Jingyi He

Lovely Andrea, Hito Steyerl This fascinating work by Steyerl takes the form of a “documentary” that follows her investigation process in retrieving a lost bondage photograph she took when she was younger.  On the surface, Lovely Andrea appears to discuss the pornography industry, the objectification of women, and the male gaze, etc., but “eroticism” here…

While thinking about how to visualise the interview content and construct an appropriate publication format, I had a meeting with outside tutor, Oliver Smith. At that time, I had this thought: the core of my project is the collection and publication of personal narratives, which lies in understanding publishing itself as an action—an ongoing behaviour,…

According to the feedback I received from tutorial, I realized that if I continued with translating personal accounts into fables, the focus would shift more toward writing itself rather than design. I decided to focus on analyzing and organizing the interview content, with the goal of presenting them through a clear, accessible editorial design. Over…

Where should I begin with the visual experimentation? I struggled with this question for quite a long time. My starting point was simple: to materialize the silenced voices, to allow them to exist physically that can be preserved and circulated. I believe that the act of collecting these voices in written form, and placing them…

In the earlier stage of this unit, my work mainly focused on critiquing and exposing the patriarchal moral framework, gender bias, and male gaze within mainland China. I started from the judgements of women within censorship systems, and looked into the judicial suppression faced by feminist movements. Because I wanted to reveal issues operating at…

Circulating feminist knowledge and experiences through the Internet proved to be full of obstacles. Through the process of uploading my videos to major Chinese-language social media platforms, I genuinely experienced the challenges faced by Chinese feminist publishing outlets I encountered in my research, such as Feminist Voices. All content must undergo review before it becomes…

Why has printed publications consistently been a focal point of censorship, and why is it treated as politically sensitive? Are the moral standards embedded in national publishing regulations truly neutral, or do they function as a shield through which certain forms of power become legitimized? This project began from my personal experience: some fashion magazines…