Gideon Aubameyang Boadi, Gender Equality, 2023. Digital Photomontage. A4 size
On display is a shoe resting on a heel with a symbol on top of it and in between it and a heel. The shoe represents the masculine gender whiles the heel represents the feminine gender. The symbol lying on top of the shoe has a heart symbol in it which appears to be bigger than the one inside the symbol in between the shoe and the high heel.
The shoe resting on the heel represents shared responsibility/dependency. In the family hierarchy, men are considered to be the head of the family usually tagged breadwinners of the family. But without the help, support and advice of women/wives, it becomes difficult for men to maintain a family. Women even though possess all the said quality, yet will find it difficult to maintain a family if an incapable man is at the helm of the family.
The symbol at the top of the shoe as a big heart in it, which associates it to the feminine gender. Females possess a very emotional, forgiving and passionate heart, men help in the stabilization of their heart so that they do not go wayward during certain incidents. The symbol on top of the heel also has a small heart within it, linking it to the masculine gender. Males are less emotional as compared to women, women therefore play a key role in calming the hearts of men down when they are offended, thus the symbol resting on the heel.
The placement of the shoe on the heel forms an equal to symbol which signifies that even though both genders have different roles to play, in the end the role performed by every side is equal to that of the other.
Resources: Images with different looks and feel, as well as shapes created in the software used for the execution of the artwork.
Gideon Aubameyang Boadi is a national service person in the Department of Graphic Design at the University of Education, Winneba - Ghana. He is currently assisting lecturers in the teaching of Multimedia pathway in the Department.