Pengantara

While women are actively taking the role of mediator in domestic and community level, the importance of having women in the discussion is often overlooked. Conflict affects all genders of the society but women are at a greater risk of facing physical and sexual abuse.

“In essence, women's participation in mediation is simply a question of equality and fairness. Women make up half of a community. Their voices should be heard.” - Hanna Tetteh, UN Under Secretary General, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This artwork aims to highlight the vital role that women play in the society in conflict solving, mediating peace and gender equality. The pairing with ravens is due to its complex symbolism in literature and world lore, as well as a nod to a French anthropologist, Claude Lévi-Strauss’ structuralist theory that suggests the raven obtained mythic status because it was a mediator animal between life and death.

Illustration by LakarUmbi. Audio and animation by Tingkah-Lagu.