ABOUT THIS SPACE

a place for the things
we carry quietly

every day women hold things. small injustices, large losses, joy that has nowhere to land, rage that feels too inconvenient to express. this is a space to put those things down – anonymously, honestly, without performance.

WHY THIS EXISTS

women are expected to be measured. to soften edges, qualify opinions, apologise for feeling too much. to be grateful for spaces that were never designed to hold them. here, none of that is required.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

01

anonymity is not hiding

it is safety. it removes the cost of honesty and lets the truth arrive undiluted.

02

resonance over reaction

no comments, no replies. the only response is the acknowledgement of shared experience.

03

no performance required

you do not need to be eloquent, articulate, or okay. write what is true in whatever form it takes.

04

no story is too specific

write what is exactly true to you. someone, somewhere, will recognize it.

WHAT WE ASK OF EACH OTHER

  • write about your own experience. this space is not for exposing or harming anyone else.
  • anonymity protects you. do not use it as a shield to attack others.
  • this space is for women, in the broadest, most inclusive sense of that word.
  • posts are moderated. content that endangers, harasses, or harms will be removed.
  • there is no right or wrong way to feel something. every voice belongs here.

GUIDELINES

the full community guidelines explain how this space is moderated, what content is permitted and how to report something that feels wrong. this space stays what it is because of them.

read the community guidelines

PART OF A SERIES

01

Intimidating, Leopard-Printed
and Unapologetic

a book series mapping the gap between who women are and who they're asked to be.

read more →

02

Filtered

an art project on the language used to diminish women while appearing to celebrate them in the digital space.

read more →

03

Seen&Heard

a living space for things women feel but rarely say out loud.

you are here

A NOTE FROM MAAYAN

I'm a brand and visual designer focused on building clear and scalable visual languages. I studied Visual Communication at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, later gaining experience in branding studios working across cultural and commercial projects, developing identity systems, packaging and art direction. seen&heard sits alongside the self-initiated editorial work I do – you can see more of it at maayanrohar.com.

five years ago, presenting the first project in this series, I wrote this:

I was raised to be powerful, strong and to command a presence; to stand by my convictions and always strive to be the best version of myself. over the years, I discovered – to my surprise – that some people are put off by my self-confidence and the fact that I know my own worth. they tried to sideline me and treat me like a little girl. they called me hysterical when I showed I cared, aggressive when working with men who wanted to belittle me and a bitch when I stood my ground.

that's where seen&heard started – not as an idea, but as a feeling I couldn't shake: that I wasn't the only one carrying this.

GET IN TOUCH

if you want to reach me about the platform, a collaboration, or just to say something:

ready to put
something down?

you don't have to be in crisis to write here. you just have to be carrying something – and most of us always are.

write something