WHEN IS ART NOT JUST ART?

When art confronts the personal, the social and the political. When it holds a mirror to the contradictions between rhetoric and reality. When it dislocates dominant tropes by centering narratives from the margins. When it exposes the nexus between patriarchy, casteism, classism, majoritarian aggressions, ableism, ethnic, religious and regional hegemonies. When it advocates visions of a future built on justice, equality, liberty and dignity. When it touches the heart and the mind.

Then of course, is the art of empowering women, queer and trans* folks to speak truth to power. The art of enabling creativity that gives voice to the concerns of many. The art of deliberating complex, intermeshed issues. The art of disrupting the mainstream discourse. The art of imagining what may today seem impossible. The art of struggling for change.

Just some of the things reFrame has been doing since we were established in 2020.