"Dokdo (North 37’ East 131’)" by Shannon Chung

"What Year is It? Are We Going Backwards?" by Christine Ortiz

The Democratic Multiple Archive

Location: RayKo Print and Photo Centre, San Francisco
Emily Carr University, Vancouver, Canada
Date(s): November 18 - December 2
Creator(s): Anthea Black

The Democratic Multiple is a cross-border exhibition and print exchange coordinated by Anthea Black that focuses on experiences of global citizenship and democratic engagement. This program coincided with the midterm elections in the United States and amplifies the political voices of citizens and non-citizens alike, especially international students and faculty who maintain political connections through their own immigrant, cross-border and international experiences. In art, International printmakers have been some of the most important voices on politics and democratic engagement. Political print traditions run deep throughout many places and communities—often driven by students: Mexico, France, China, Ukraine, and North American anti-war activists and Black, Indigenous, and Queer communities. The Democratic Multiple is presented by Printmedia Program's Introduction to Printmaking class in collaboration with Professor Beth Howe's Printmedia class at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Canada to expand print as a tool for activism and democratic debate.

This exhibition creates an archive of the prints exchanged between students in Vancouver and San Francisco, preserving the exchange of knowledge, art, and activism between the groups.

Gallery

Let Our Firefly Free

Aki Yoshie

How does categorization and stereotypes contain us: prevent us from growth without noticing. We’re like fireflies put into jars to stop us from the growth we are able to achieve. The moment you realize you have been categorizing yourself in a restrictive manner after believing you were free is when we notice how we box ourselves in from our fullest potential just like how others do so to you.

Return what you stole

Angel Lusky

Community Care

Audrey Ni

In our western-Individualistic culture, community as praxis and as body is often neglected. As part of my activism efforts, increasing awareness and my own involvement in uplifting and building up the community around me is the goal of this poster. Everyone has something they can contribute, and no one person has to be everything to contribute to the impact of community action. Feeding, or nourishing ourselves and each other is one of the simple ways to positively make an impact for all.

What Year is It? Are We Going Backwards?

Christine Ortiz

But What Kind of Life Are You Giving Them?

Jaia Linden-engel

Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 and countless women lost the ability to make a deeply personal and important choice not only for their lives but the lives of their families and the people they love. So many arguments surrounding abortion focus on a matter of life, but so few of them think of quality of life. What business does a government who won’t provide healthcare have to force someone to have a baby? Who thinks of the quality of life of a child who can’t be provided for?

What It Means to Be An American

Lisa Marie Prudente Vazquez

Being a Latina in America is both an honor as well as a hardship. We grapple with our world's dualities and are conflicted about the adjectives that identify ourselves. We are a diverse group of races, customs, and experiences. The complexities of our identities may assist us in creating a better society for all of us, a world in which our differences are recognized as an asset rather than a threat.

Liberty or Death

Kirito Qi

Dokdo (North 37’ East 131’)

Shannon Chung

The Japanese government keeps insisting that the island Dokdo belongs to Japan but the historical literature from about 600 years ago clearly shows that Dokdo belongs to Korea. The bold colors emphasize that the Dokdo is Korean sovereignty clearly and using asian fiber paper transfers the feeling of looking at historical documents from a long time ago.

Untitled

Tori Sommerhof

Are you happy now? No. How do we fix this? I don't know.

Untitled

Weijian Shi

After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, politically manipulated/influenced social media took over communication as a medium. Comments on the internet based on populism, centralized power, human rights, and racial issues are elevated to an adversarial level. When the masses refer to China, bashing human rights and democracy in China is a constant topic for Western societies. My work Untitled consists of nine basic shapes, and the symbolism behind each can be understood as a universal language. The different shapes and colors indicate that language has boundaries, but communication does not.

Oceans Rising

Winslow Perry

My piece looks to send a message about the rising sea levels due to global warming, our coasts and beaches are sacred places and they have inspired me to take care of them. We all must work together to ensure a healthy coastline and ecosystem for the next 50 years.

love expressed in lyricism

Ziola Meereiltagh

I have always felt at home holding hands with the ones who came before me, living on in roots and leaves. I hope one day we all prioritize the health of our planet over the wealth of ourselves. We all must come together no matter our background, our differences, our disadvantages, to love truly is to love each and every living being. Also, Depeche Mode is amazing, music gives me relief (haha get it).