Activity
Samurai: Design Your Own Symbol
The imagery on a samurai’s armor expresses that samurai’s identity and source of inspiration or empowerment. Is there an image you connect with most?
Visible from Hyde Street outside the Asian Art Museum are Chanel Miller’s I was, I am, I will be, Jas Charanjiva’s Don’t Mess With Me, and Jenifer K Wofford’s Pattern Recognition. Each mural addresses feminist issues, such as challenging the binary of expected gender roles and creating safe and empowering public spaces. Like these artists, we can all sometimes feel restricted by other people’s perceptions of us. How do others view you? How do you view yourself?
Reflection: Inside/Outside worksheet or piece of paper
Pencil, color markers, or crayons
Printer (optional)
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