The Pink Log Project

Airspace Projects, June 2019

The Pink Log Project was a community-based project exploring the physical strength and mental toughness of women through repetitive action in photography and video.  Started in 2018, the project aimed to bring together women through the exploration of their collective personal experiences including but not limited to: the glass ceiling, reproductive rights, body image, societal expectations and oppression as well as motherhood. 

The colour Pink is deemed to be associated with the feminine gender and was selected for the project to connect the work to the contemporary female experience.  Gender signifying colours came into effect between World War I and World War II[1]. By coating heavy wooden logs with pink paint, Sage aimed to confront patriarchal culture. 

[1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/?no-ist

photo on right by Ellen Dahl

photos below by Sage and Aaron Lucas