Xiang Jing participated in Women Artists 2nd International Biennial of Macau as one of the 2020 Godmothers, and was invited to join the seminar, which was organized online in response to Covid-19

2020-10

Originally scheduled to open on International Women's Day, March 8th, 2020ARTFEM Women Artists 2nd International Biennial of Macau was postponed to September 30th - December 13th, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Revolved around the theme Natura, 2020ARTFEM featured 98 female artists from all over the world. Xiang Jing was invited to participate in the exhibition as one of the 2020 Godmothers, and her work I Am 22 Years Old, But Without My Period was showed in Macau again, after over a decade since its last showcase in front of Macau audience.

On October 23rd, the seminar was held at Wynn Palace. Xiang Jing participated in the seminar through online video call - first time since the breakout - and exchanged with speakers from different language backgrounds. During the seminar, Xiang Jing shared her experience on artmaking and exhibitions, and her thoughts reflecting the present time. She also discussed the changes in the post-epidemic world, and personal expression under the practical challenges in cultural fields.

In this particular year, there is a limit to what we can do as individuals. However, the voices of individuals are still very important. Or the question could be: in addition to speaking up as individuals, what else actions can we take today?