Stand Still: Sexual Assault Survivor Visual Voice

Name of the organization or individual

STAND STILL TOKYO

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 (Phase 1) Support for Arts and Culture

Exhibition at KOGANEI ART SPOT Chateau 2F

Setting up an exhibition at Aoyama Gakuin University

Gallery Talk

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Business Overview

Survivors of sexual violence are not the subjects of the film, but are the ones who take it themselves, and they work to capture the feelings they have not been able to verbalize.
Through his works, he objectified himself and found his inner voice, and through the works of other survivors, he encouraged mutual empowerment by respecting and being respected by others.
The exhibition was open to the public, with the aim of promoting understanding of survivors, improving social awareness, and increasing support for survivors by showing the world of survivors beyond the stereotyped image.

implementation period

Saturday, January 11, 2025 - Saturday, June 21

Place of implementation

Tokyo Women's Plaza (Shibuya-ku)
KOGANEI ART SPOT Chateau 2F (Koganei City)
Aoyama Gakuin University Gender Research Center Gallery (Shibuya-ku)

Profile

【STAND Still Tokyo 】
STAND Still Tokyo was established in 2022 to make it easier for survivors in Tokyo to access workshops and exhibitions after many participants from Tokyo attended STAND Still, which started in Yokohama.
For those who are not connected to counseling or counseling/self-help groups, or who do not feel the need to connect but need some kind of support, work to empower themselves by expressing themselves freely in an environment where they do not have to talk.