Project Type
Academic (Graduation Project)
Credits
Co-created by
Yi-Ju Weng(me), Pb Huang, Megan Li
Supervised by
Prof. Chien-Kuo Teng, Prof. You-Ting Hsueh
Project Background
Period shaming is an underlying issue in Taiwan. 33% of our survey recipients thought it was awkward to buy sanitary pads in public, even if they were buying them from a vending machine outside the toilet. In fact, Taiwanese people call a period by its nickname—“auntie”—showing that period stigma still prevails in modern society. To address the issue of period shaming, we created a virtual museum, “Y Art Museum,” where artworks and related interactive installations are welcome to be submitted by everyone who relates.
Artworks on Exhibit
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Woman is an illustration series that depicts the challenges women face in fighting for their rights.
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Inspired by the What Were You Wearing? Exhibition in Belgium, the Y Art Museum displays clothing once stained with period blood, revealing unforgettable period stories.
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Visitors can turn their mood swings into red droplets that enter
the graduated cylinders as a period journal.
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Visitors dig through the archaeology simulation to unveil past period taboos in Taiwan and the history of sanitary products.
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The COVID-19 Disruption
When our physical graduation exhibition was canceled due to the pandemic, I suggested transforming Y Art Museum into a take-home museum.
The original floor planning / Yi-Ju Weng (me)
Pop-up book prototype / Yi-Ju Weng (me)
A quick sketch to confirm the content / Yi-Ju Weng (me)
Bookbinding / Yi-Ju Weng (me) & PB Huang
Installations transformed into pop-up interactions /
illustrations by PB Huang
