In the Attic
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According to new data that paints a bleak picture of life for women over the next decade, 15 million more cases of domestic violence are predicted around the world this year as a result of pandemic restrictions.
2020 has been year where the world has contracted. Isolation before lockdown has become heightened for millions.
However, many women and girls are now on the edge of invisibility, or have lost their lives through violence. Watching from windows and fearing home terrorism from initimate partners or family members
They live in the new Victorian attic. She who is kept from sight.
These image reflect the disappearance emotionally and physically of women. Torn and distressed the uncanny ghostly presence of woman is trapped inside the frames, tearing to escape and disappearing.
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has calculated that tens of millions of women will not be able to access modern contraceptives this year, and millions more girls will undergo female genital mutilation or be married off by 2030.
Links
Femicide Census
https://femicidescensus.org/news/
Women’s Aid
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/femicide-census-published/
UNFPA
https://www.unfpa.org/resources/impact-covid-19-pandemic-fami- ly-planning-and-ending-gender-based-violence-female-genital