Translation as a Space for Gender Equity and Environmental Protection: An Ecofeminist Analysis of the “Green Snake” Exhibition

Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in intersectionality in translation of literary works from an ecofeminist perspective. However, so far it is rare to find research using an ecofeminist approach to examine the ways in which environmental deterioration, gender inequality, classism, and colonialism are interwoven in both intersemiotic and interlingual translations. This article discusses how intersemiotic and interlingual translations open a space for considering the intersection of gender equity and environmental protection through an analysis of the non-profit visual art exhibition ‘Green Snake: Women-centred Ecologies’ from an ecofeminist perspective. This article finds that the intersemiotic and interlingual translations of the three selected examples of artwork from the exhibition ‘Green Snake’ draw further attention to systems of oppression, exposing and criticising gender and environmental injustices. The analysis reveals a typical feature of intersemiotic translation: that it often expands the meaning of the image with additional information for the visual. It also demonstrates supplementing being adopted in the interlingual translation for better conveying the messages concerning gender and environmental issues. The supplementing strategy adopted in the two translations embody the great complexity of real translation practices and the creativity of the translators.