Lili Almog: the Other Half of the Sky June 6, 2009

'The Other Half of the Sky' is a series of photographic and video portraits drawn from a larger project several years in the making. The series is fully illustrated in a book published by powerHouse April 2009 with essay by Richard Vine. 'The Other Half of the Sky' showcases images of women in the countryside, small cities, and villages of China, with an emphasis on the extraordinary situation of Muslim women and matriarchal societies in the country. Almog is an Israeli artist living and working in New York.