Question 1

What is Let Her

Accepted Answer

Let Her is an anonymous postcard art project launched to reframe the female experience and explore what it means to a woman in the world today. We launched the project in 2021 in response to the #ReclaimTheseStreets and #MeToo moment media campaigns.
 
Our aim is to give a voice to the often invisible women who rarely speak out about their experiences. Let Her is a platform for women to freely and safely share their stories of trauma and hope following personal experiences related to the current project theme.

Question 2

Who can take part?

Accepted Answer

We welcome all kinds of post-card art submissions from women and girls. You do not have to be an artist to take part in this project. How you choose to express your postcard is up to you - you can use collage, drawing, painting, mixed media etc. It can be as simple or creative as you like.

Question 3

How do I take part?

Accepted Answer

Our Get Involved page contains all the information you'll need to get create your own Let Her submission. Including the current theme and downloadable instructions on how to make your postcard and participate in the project.

Question 4

Why is the project 'themed'?

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Let Her is intended to be a long-running project and we will periodically change the overarching theme to focus submissions around a particular project. We hope that this will allow us to gather diverse, comprehensive and rounded stories and build a picture of the female experience today. 
Visit our Get Involved page to view the current theme.

Question 5

What address do I send my postcard to?

Accepted Answer

LET HER, PO BOX 7671, Wolverhampton, WV11 9BN

Question 6

Can I send a postcard anonymously?

Accepted Answer

All postcards must be anonymous to be included in the Let Her project. 
 
We will not include any postcards that include identifying information or names about you or others.

Question 7

What happens to the postcards recieved by Let Her?

Accepted Answer

Postcards are sent anonymously our PO BOX and carefully curated by the lead artist, Dawinder Bansal. All suitable artwork is then posted online to the Let Her website and social media platforms.
 
All postcards must be anonymous to be included in the Let Her project. 
We will not include any postcards that include identifying information or names about you or others.
 
The postcards will then be safely and permanently held in trust by the lead artist, Dawinder Bansal.

Question 8

What happens after I send my postcard?

Accepted Answer

Postcards are sent anonymously to a PO Box number and carefully curated by the lead artist, Dawinder Bansal. All suitable artwork is then posted online to the Let Her website and social media platforms.
 
All postcards must be anonymous to be included in the Let Her project. 
We will not include any postcards that include identifying information or names about you or others.

Question 9

Who created Let Her?

Accepted Answer

Let Her is a project concieved and created by the artist Dawinder Bansal.
Dawinder is an award-winning British artist, producer and presenter who tells bold, compelling and entertaining stories through film, immersive art installations and theatre productions. Fascinated by people’s lived experiences and their stories, Dawinder's work is informed by her British and Indian-Kenyan heritage and identity. Dawinder unearths hidden stories to inspire and subtly provoke audiences to rethink people’s experiences: both the commonalities and the differences. ​Her recent commissions include: We Found Love In The 80s (Barbican 2020) , Asian Women & Cars: The Road to Independence (Multistory 2019, V&A 2020), Jambo Cinema (Commonwealth Games 2022, British Art Show 2022, BFI for London Film Festival 2020, New Art Exchange 2020, Barbican 2019) and The Making of a South Asian Wedding (National Festival of Making 2018). Dawinder is a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, serves on the Diversity Board at ITV Central and is an Arts Advisor to the Jerwood Arts Foundation.

Question 10

What if I change my mind after I have posted my submission

Accepted Answer

The project is anonymous and therefore no personal details, names or photographs are included on submissions.
However,  If you change your mind and wish to withdraw your submission, please contact us on [insert relevant contact detail here] and we will withdraw your submission.
We will endeavour to remove your postcard before it is posted online.

Question 11

Why does this project exist?

Accepted Answer

To create a safe platform and amplify the often invisible voices of women who can’t always be honest about their life experiences, and who, for these reasons, may have been excluded from participating in moment media campaigns such as #ReclaimTheseStreets and #MeToo. 
 
The project is open to women of all ages, backgrounds and cultures to express themselves through art. We hope to build an online community of women who, through sharing their experiences in an anonymous forum, will provide support for others, while also making a tapestry of women’s thoughts, feelings, experiences and hopes through our collective experiences; amplifying previously untold experiences.

Question 12

What will the act of making a postcard do?

Accepted Answer

Emotional memory is an important factor in this creative process. The act of making a physical postcard is creative and hands-on. We hope that by joining your mind with your hands to capture and reflect on your experience, and then release it into the world, anonymously, will be mentally and physically cathartic. Letting go is important and we hope this process will have a positive effect on well-being. However, if you feel the need to talk to someone, there are services available and dedicated people who can help.
They can be found here. [insert link]

Question 13

Who will see my postcard and where will it be shared?

Accepted Answer

When the postcard art is shared online, it will be seen by anyone engaging with the project. Through this method, we intend to build a supportive community who discuss the art work and the story within it. The anonymous and social media aspect of the project will encourage conversation while allowing others to simply view the art work as anonymous audiences.

Question 14

What the project is not

Accepted Answer

Let Her is an art project with activism and inclusion at its heart. It’s important to remember this is not a support service, however we have provided links to organisations who can provide support to those looking for help. Click here for details. 
Let Her is a safe space for females to share their experiences anonymously, through artistic expression.

Question 15

Consent

Accepted Answer

Being involved with Let Her means you agree with the following; 
All submissions will be anonymous - please do not include any names or specific information within your post card art. By participating in this project and by making and mailing the postcard art, the participant agrees to release all copyright of postcard art to the artist/creator of Let Her, Dawinder Bansal.
By participating in the project and submitting your post card art, you give consent for this to be shared on Let Her website, social media platforms and any associated publications in the future. You also agree to the terms and conditions on this website.

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