KADIST Paris exhibition 'Threads of Kinship' explores feminine resistance through hair, textiles, and labor
KADIST Paris is set to showcase 'Threads of Kinship' from October 11, 2025, to January 10, 2026, in collaboration with He Art Museum located in Guangdong. The exhibition delves into the ways women across Asia utilize hair, thread, and everyday materials to forge alternative kinship bonds and challenge patriarchal norms. Featured pieces include Chen Jialu's installation focusing on the Self-Comb Sisters from early 20th-century Guangdong, Ashmina Ranjit's drawing 'Hair Warp – Travel Through Strand of Universe, 8' (2020), Tarik Kiswanson's 'Passing' (2020), Yee I-Lann's photographic print, and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe's '22022021, Yawnghwe Office in Exile' (2021). Additionally, Ma Qiusha and Hu Yinping emphasize the significance of domestic labor. The exhibition posits that kinship is cultivated through everyday acts of maintenance and resistance. The article was written by Yvonne Wang.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs from October 11, 2025, to January 10, 2026
- Presented by KADIST Paris in collaboration with He Art Museum in Guangdong
- Focuses on hair, thread, and domestic materials as tools of feminine resistance
- Features the Self-Comb Sisters of early-20th-century Guangdong who rejected marriage
- Includes works by Chen Jialu, Ashmina Ranjit, Tarik Kiswanson, Yee I-Lann, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe, Ma Qiusha, Hu Yinping, and Risham Syed
- References the 2021 coup in Burma and Indonesia's Gerwani women's movement
- Explores themes of migration, labor, superstition, and kinship
- Article written by Yvonne Wang of ArtAsiaPacific
Entities
Artists
- Chen Jialu
- Ashmina Ranjit
- Tarik Kiswanson
- Yee I-Lann
- Sawangwongse Yawnghwe
- Ma Qiusha
- Hu Yinping
- Risham Syed
- Yvonne Wang
Institutions
- KADIST Paris
- He Art Museum
- ArtAsiaPacific
- Voyez-Vous
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Guangdong
- China
- Sichuan
- Lahore
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Jordan
- Indonesia
- Malay
- Burma
- Thailand
- Southeast Asia
- Beijing