Think Centre exhibits 200 dolls at Speakers' Corner to mark International Women's Day. Dolls with labels such as "mother", "prostitute" or "maid" were exhibited to highlight discrimination.
200 dolls planted at Speakers' Corner to mark International Women's Day
By Bridgette See
200 dolls were planted at the Speakers' Corner on Saturday by artist Tony Soh to commemorate International Women's Day.
With the help of a few helpers, the artist put up 100 "women" and another 100 "children" dolls on the field.
Each of the "women" doll has labels on them, stating the kind of roles women are associated with these days, some positive and some negative.
The artist hoped the installation would provoke passers-by to reflect on the discrimination suffered by women.
08 March 2003 1842 hrs
Channel News Asia
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Doll exhibit gets green light this time round
ACTIVIST group Think Centre has been given the go-ahead by the police to stage an art show featuring 200 dolls that depict women's position in society.
A similar display could not be held last year. This year's exhibit has dolls with labels of the roles associated with women.
The exhibit of 100 'doll women' and 100 'doll children' by 27-year-old artist Tony Soh will be held at Speakers' Corner to mark International Women's Day tomorrow.
The 20 cm-high dolls will each have a label stating the kind of roles that women are associated with, he said.
'They range from the positive ones, such as 'mother', 'sister' and 'wife', to negative terms like 'prostitute' and 'sex object',' he told The Straits Times.
Mr Soh, who works as an administrative assistant in a communications organisation, will start putting the dolls up for display at 9 am. But he is inviting members of the public to take part in installing the exhibit.
The Think Centre is also calling on the public 'to fast for an hour and reflect on the discrimination suffered by women'.
In October, the centre failed to get a permit for a proposed Children's Day display featuring 20 dolls in front of the Raffles Place MRT station.
The application for the work, also by Mr Soh, was rejected on grounds of 'law and order concerns'.
7th March 2003
Straits Times
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Asia uses Women's Day to plead for peace, political clout
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In Singapore, the political and civil rights group Think Center organized an exhibition of colorful dolls depicting women as professionals, housewives and prostitutes, hoping to inspire the public to "reflect on how each of us could play our role to overcome such discrimination in our family, workplace, schools and society."
AFP Saturday March 8, 2003
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Dolls representing different walks of life were part of an exhibition at the speakers' corner in Singapore.
In Singapore, 200 dolls with labels such as "mother", "prostitute" or "maid" were exhibited to highlight discrimination - BBC NEWS
Saturday, 8 March, 2003, 14:08 GMT
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