“In Boston, a couple of the women were students and they mentioned how Boston has a huge student population, and that's specific to their experiences of street harassment. They feel like the men were a lot more aggressive, particularly when it comes to social outings and things like that.” MenFeelsSocialStreetsStudentsHe ManHugeCouplePopulationAggressiveBostonHarassmentStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“I'm a woman of color. I've lived in black neighborhoods all of my life, and most of the time I get hit on in my neighborhood - and mostly by black men. And so I wanted to have my specific experience and my perspective on street harassment out there.” MenWantedBlackStreetsColorPerspectiveNeighborhoodHarassmentStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“I feel like we're looked at as either completely nonsexual characters or overly sexual characters, and I feel like that affects how we're treated in the public space by men. I believe that women of color experience street harassment in a very hyper way. So I wanted to draw these women in their very normal, regular states and put those images out there in the public for people to see, instead of these other, very sexualized, images of women.” PeopleMenWayFeelsBelieveStatesCharacterWantedI BelieveSpaceStreetsColorNormalDrawsTreatedHarassmentHyperStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“Men who are offenders of street harassment and women who experience street harassment can walk by and feel something about it, because it's out there in the environment where the harassment actually happens. So it's a lot more powerful than an oil painting that's stuck in a gallery or under my bed or in my studio where only a couple of eyes are going to see it, as opposed to it being in an environment where it could possibly effect a change.” MenFeelsHappensEyeWalksPowerfulEnvironmentStreetsEffectsPaintingCoupleBedStudiosOilStuckGalleryHarassmentOffendersOil PaintingStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“I think it's very important to get this stuff on film, not just the behind-the-scenes of the process, but also the interviews with the women. We're going to try to do some on-the-street filming, getting people's reactions to the work, and seeing if we can get some street harassment happening on film so people can see what we're talking about. It's important to have some type of documentation so people can see what happens when we create this artwork and why I'm creating it.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingImportantHappensFilmStuffProcessBehindsTalkingSeeingStreetsTypeSceneCreatingHappeningsReactionsInterviewsArtworkHarassmentBehind The ScenesDocumentationStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“I've generally gotten negative feedback from men who don't understand and don't find street harassment to be a serious issue. I've also gotten a lot of responses from women who are appreciative and thankful for the project; who relate to it who are passionate about it.” MenIssuesStreetsSeriousProjectsNegativeResponsePassionateRelateFeedbackHarassmentAppreciativeSerious IssuesStreet HarassmentNegative Feedback Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“I'll definitely pay attention to someone who is critiquing the artwork. But as far as someone not thinking street harassment is a big deal or that I'm being uptight? I don't think that's a valid critique.” ThinkingBigsDealsPayAttentionStreetsPay AttentionBig DealCritiqueArtworkHarassmentUptightStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
