INSPIRING EXHIBITION - Australian artists & Afghan women’s experiences since the Taliban takeover in 2021

The Bridge Gallery in Burnie is a temporary space for the Art Gallery while construction of the Arts Centre is underway.  We travelled to Burnie to pick up the Oistre book which was a finalist in the Burnie Print Prize 2025, and encountered a splendid, awe-inspiring exhibition.

There are 21, i think, artist books where each artist responds to each Afghan womans experience of living in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. i have posted a few images i took on our visit (below).  The images are not 'professional' but give me a sense of the presentation and ideas that i enjoyed immensely.

I love how each book presents as 'the same' however upon opening, each book has artwork entirely unique to the story of each Afghan woman.  The creativity and diversity of artwork and story kept me in the gallery, going from book to book, for nearly an hour.  Just marvellous.  Techniques included typesetting, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, a variety of ideas for 'book'.

I urge you to visit if you can.  Links below via the Burniearts.net site providing all the artworks and artist statements.  AND DO LET ME KNOW if you enjoy this article - like and comment - it all helps.

Unfolding projects: while we are waiting 

is a collective art project between Afghanistan and Australia, prompted by women’s experiences in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021. The project involves 16 Afghan women writers and 21 Australian women artists, resulting in 21 artists’ books and an Introduction.  read about it here  and follow the links to a slide show of all the artist books and a link to all the artist statements.

I believe such projects between Australian artists and Afghan women have been going for 15 years - a further link provides information on some of the other projects here.









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