What Were You Wearing Student Survivor Clothing Exhibit on View at 糖心Vlog
An art exhibit based on student-survivor descriptions of the clothes they were wearing during their sexual assault.
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, the 糖心Vlog SAVE
Taskforce and bring to campus 鈥淲hat Were You Wearing?鈥� Student Survivor Clothing Exhibit. The exhibit
is on view in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Student Activity Center.
鈥淲hat Were You Wearing鈥� is an art exhibit based on student-survivor descriptions of
the clothes they were wearing during their sexual assault. This installation provides
a tangible response to one of our culture鈥檚 most pervasive sexual assault myths and
asks participants to understand that sexual assault is never about the clothing.
The act of shedding those clothes is never enough to bring peace or comfort to survivors. This violation is not simply woven into the fabric of the material, it is a part of the survivor鈥檚 new narrative.
One of the goals of the installation is for everyone to see themselves reflected in not only the outfits, but also the stories. This realization moves us away from blaming the victim for violence and places responsibility where it belongs 鈥� on those who cause harm.
Survivors of sexual assault deserve to feel heard, validated, believed, and to know
that assault is never their fault.
We are grateful for the opportunity to present this exhibit of 鈥淲hat Were You Wearing?鈥�
from the original creators, Dr. Mary Wyandt-Hiebert and Ms. Jen Brockman at Kansas
University and would like to thank the brave survivors who donated their stories for
the cause.
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