Tonight's activity was an outing to the Harris Fine Art Center on BYU campus. Our main purpose for going was to see a photography exhibit titled "Daughters of Eve" by Whitney Hardie. It was a series of portraits depicting Eve in various stages and pivotal moments of her life.
This is the artist's statement for the exhibit:
Daughters of Eve is a collection of photographs that seeks to honor Eve and foster respect and admiration for women everywhere.
Eve, as the first woman, represents the essence of femininity to me. She was the crowning creation of our Heavenly Father, though her role has been widely misunderstood throughout history. Eve has been accused of great pride and is generally considered the weaker of the pair. She is often represented as a temptress -- a fallen creature who led to the downfall of all mankind. All of these misconceptions have contributed to the disparaging of the female sex as a whole.
By the light of the restored gospel, we are able to understand Eve's divine role in the Father's plan. She made a choice that set in motion the existence of mankind. She experienced the sweet and the bitter in life, always seeking to know God's will. I honor her decision, I admire her bravery, and I stand in awe of her beautiful daughters who continue on in the legacy she began.
I give my compliments to the artist because her work was both stunning and thought provoking. It prompted us into an interesting discussion about the role of women in the world today, as well as how the treatment of women has evolved through past generations.
To view a gallery of photos from this activity, as well as other youth activities, click here.
(Note: Don't forget that you can "right click" on one of the photos in the gallery to download it. Then you can use the photo in a blog entry and give us your take on the art exhibit. Or you can always just leave a comment here and tell us what you thought. I look forward to hearing from you.)
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I was reading this post again and I got this thought, If Eve hadn't made the choice to take the fruit, they would have stayed in the garden forever in the same STATE forever, right? So when she did make the choice and and was able to have children, what do you think was going through her mind during those 9 months? She's probably scared out of her mind, she has no idea what is going on with her body. And then think of her joy and awe when she suddenly has a little baby to take care of. It was kind of a roundabout way of saying it, but i guess the point I'm trying to make is, Eve should be admired in the way she endured that, being the only woman on the earth and having no one who went before her to tell her what is going on. It just made me think about Eve in a whole new light, as the first woman and the one who had to go through that first.
Christa, I completely agree with you. I can't imagine how hard that must have been (having just been through it). I love your insight!
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