Our conversationalists are Kali Marnane and Loata Ho. Kali is an architect and urban designer and, at the time of this session, a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland. She has since obtained her PhD. Loata is an architect and researcher, and is also undertaking a PhD.

In this fascinating discussion, Kali Marnane and Loata Ho discuss their experiences of working with communities of women in India and Fiji respectively. An Indigenous Fijian, Loata explores how Indigenous women’s knowledge alters the spaces they inhabit, and attempts to bring this understanding into the areas she builds. Kali shares her experiences working with women and children in Ahmedabad and the challenges she faced as a foreigner. Through this chat, Kali and Loata share the struggles that embedded paternalistic structures have had upon their opportunities to work as women in patriarchal spaces, and the necessity of understanding culture and belief systems before commencing a project. 

This Salon was recorded live on Zoom in Winter 2020. Organised by Ali McFadyen and Emma Healy, it was supported by Parlour Partner AWS.

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