When I first went to the Wonder Women X Selfie: Us and Them gallery I could not find the room and I thought that I had probably passed the room and hadn't even realize it was there. In the end, I found the room and I admit that I am glad I did. It's theme was about women, and the views imposed on them by society. It fascinated me the idea of taking the Selfie and turning it outward and into a piece of art. Astonishing and creative are not enough to describe the idea. The artist and the curators took the idea of the self, the internal being of a person, and encouraged the world to see how things looked through their own eyes.
From my eyes the gallery was full of pieces dedicated to showing awareness to all things ranging from judgement impressed onto women to pieces about self-image to pieces about motherhood. These themes were impacting because of how hard they hit women. It isn't every day that you hear an artist call to attention this fact but when it does happen, one tries not to ignore it and look away. Being as the purpose of the gallery was to put on expose the works of artist who have a goal. There are two pieces that truly tugged at me.
The first piece was a piece by Mediha Sandhu called Static Friction. It filled me with a sparkling sense of familiarity. It made me think of the way voices can have such an impacting part in your life. There are certain things people say to you that you will remember. May it be small and insignificant, it was still significant to you. At first the static confused me. I had to wonder what she meant when she made it. Why choose those specific images? But after a while I got it. It's not only about the message, its about showing it's inner turmoil. Mediha's piece showed her soul as well as how the world looked like from her point of view.
As a young woman, this is impacting to me. Having a voice and saying what you need to say is good. Being an artist and depicting a feeling about something is grand. Creating a documentary about activism is great, but when an artist combines everything to say something, I find it to be stupendously superb.
In end, this gallery surprised me in more ways than one. I didn't expect to bond with the pieces. In regards to the selfie theme, the idea connected with me. Who doesn't think about the selfie? The direction of the piece also called to attention activism in regards to individual perspective. Each artist tried to show what they felt and saw in there interior in regards to society. They wished to set on display feelings imposed upon them in the reality they live in and they don't stop there, They are wise to include all the other women who may possibly feel the same way. Calling the gallery exhibition, Wonder Women X Selfie: Us and Them was the best thing to do. This exhibition was about the women and their views and the things they have to deal with and the lives society expects them to lead. 
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