"Declaration of Sentiments" is an exhibition series curated by CoplusLab. Focusing on women's struggles, the exhibition brings together 20 international female artists and explores jewellery not only as an ornamental object but also as a conceptual art piece.

The exhibition has been named after the "Declaration of Sentiments" at the Seneca Falls Congress, which was held in 1848 under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. A Declaration that was signed by 100 men and women, and it is considered the first organized women's rights record in history, advocating for equal rights between genders.

Throughout the history, the existence of women in social life has been tried to be made invisible. The woman, who was previously described with symbols of fertility, abundance and goddess , was depicted as an evil creature in the Middle Ages. With the evolution of the matriarchal structure to the patriarchal structure, women were forced to live in a male-dominated world without equality. In the history of art women artists were ignored, and their work was only associated with craft requiring manual dexterity. Nevertheless, in this historical process, women artists opposed the marginalization and rejected the gender based roles imposed by the patriarchal system. They continued their struggle in the field of art by running their own galleries, organizing their own exhibitions and opening their own art schools.

The "Declaration of Sentiments" exhibition was designed as a continuation of this historical process and brought together women artists within the framework of gender based women's struggle in the art environment.

List of Exhibitions
• Galerie Pont en Plas, Gent, Belgium – 06 September to 03 November 2020
• Arthan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey – 16 to 31 December 2021
• Platina Gallery, Stockholm, Sweeden – 05 to 26 March 2022
• Universus Gallery, Athens, Greece - 22 September to 13 October 2022

Participating Artists
Nevin Arig (BE/TR), Erica Bello (US), Klara Brynge (SE), Sofia Björkman (SE), Jessica Calderwood (US), Melissa Cameron (AU), Cata Gibert (ES), Gesine Hackenberg (NL), Yajie Hu (CN), Mari Ishikawa (JP/DE), Helena Lehtinen (FI), Anna Lewis (UK), Eija Mustonen (FI), Sondra Sherman (US), Burcu Sülek (TR), Niki Stylianou (GR), Fatima Tocornal (ES), Tarja Tuupanen (FI), Eva Van Kempen (NL), Snem Yildirim (TR)