¿Dónde están las mujeres? All Male Panel (Where Are the Women? All Male Panel) is now open at the Centro Cultural de España in Asunción. Presented by TEDIC, the exhibition examines the absence of women experts from public discussions, panels and spaces of decision-making. The exhibition brings together more than 1,500 photographs collected in Paraguay since 2017. Visitors can explore the exhibition at the Biblioteca Las Sinsombrero until 24 October.
An archive becomes an exhibition
The project began in 2017, when TEDIC started documenting public events featuring exclusively male experts. The organisation drew inspiration from the original “All Male Panel” initiative. Over nine years, the archive has grown to include more than 1,500 photographs from Paraguay. Together, the images show repeated patterns of representation across different public spaces.
The exhibition brings selected photographs from the digital archive into a physical setting. TEDIC developed the selection through a collaborative process with women from different fields. The photographs now appear alongside artistic works that reinterpret the archive. Through this combination, the exhibition encourages visitors to consider who receives visibility and authority in public discussions.
The project uses humour and satire to address a recurring form of exclusion. A single photograph can show one panel without women experts. Hundreds of similar photographs, however, create a broader record of representation. The accumulation turns individual moments into an archive that raises questions about who gets recognised as a voice of expertise.
Artworks give absence a physical form
Three artists developed new works for the exhibition: Paz Moreno Re, Betania Ruttia and Riccardo Castellani. Their contributions include textile, light-based and interactive installations. A large-scale photographic intervention also forms part of the exhibition. The works transform the archive into an experience that visitors can explore through different materials and formats.
The exhibition also includes a collaborative photographic composition created from images in the archive. More than 20 activists and representatives from social, artistic, educational and political organisations participated in selecting photographs for the piece. The central installation brings hundreds of images together, creating a visual representation of the archive’s scale.
The installations give physical form to people who do not appear in the documented spaces. As a result, visitors encounter both the photographs and the question behind them: who gets invited to speak as an expert?
Recognising women who create change
The project also recognises ten women from cultural, artistic, academic and social fields. TEDIC created clay statuettes for the recognition in collaboration with Kambuchi Apo, a collective of women potters. The initiative highlights women whose work has contributed to greater participation and representation in their respective fields.
The recognised figures include activist and educator Rosa Posa, researcher Montserrat Fois and cultural manager and singer-songwriter Rocío Robledo. Actress and theatre director Selva Fox, feminist doctor and politician Lilian Soto, and Guaraní activist Ana Romero also feature among the honourees. The list includes Yren Rotela, Regina Rivas and a posthumous recognition for feminist figure Line Bareiro.
Visit the exhibition
¿Dónde están las mujeres? All Male Panel, forms part of “Inspiradoras”, within the CCE Asunción programme on gender, diversity and inclusion. The exhibition remains open at the Biblioteca Las Sinsombrero, at the Centro Cultural de España, until 24 October 2026. Visitors can attend free of charge from Tuesday to Saturday, between 10:00 and 20:00.
The exhibition offers a physical encounter with an archive built over nearly a decade. These photographs invite visitors to look beyond individual events. They reveal repeated patterns in who appears, who speaks and who receives recognition within Paraguay’s public spaces.
