LIQUIDS-WHISPERS-TIDES

prints on textile, installation at Lothringer Laden 13, part of the group exhibition "Dirty Care", 2024

“Liquids~Whispers~Tides” features 22 prints on bath ponchos, exploring Tarot archetypes. Drawing inspiration from the histories, literature and myths of Cyprus and the Middle East, they create an ever-evolving narrative that delves into the often unsettling experience of the physical within the social body.

Each design is paired with a poem. The performers' choices of what to wear create a new Tarot/poetry reading in the room as they participate in a ritual of reading aloud. Reshaped by the performers' interaction, the storytelling mirrors water's path, creating a new immersive experience each time.

Contemplating fluidity, the installation prompts reflection on rituals of care for bodies of water and living spaces, bridging the mundane and mystical, the personal and collective realms.

"Dirty Care" is a transdisciplinary format by international FLINTA\* artists that addresses the spectrum of protection. The term ‘Dirty Care’, as coined by Elsa Dorlin, describes a form of care arising from personal experiences of oppression and the consequent need for self-defence. In order to feel safe in society, FLINTA\* often has to take up this form of care-work. ‘Dirty care’, therefore, means being nice and caring out of fear of being threatened or hurt. The artists will work with local collaborators to develop a format that deconstructs and reconstructs, (re)appropriates, and rethinks concepts of protection, transforming Lothringer 13 Halle into a space for intervention through sculpture, installation, and performance. The installation Dirty Care serves as both a display and a stage set. Objects become props for performers and can be activated by visitors. This transdisciplinary merging of artistic practices is supported by performative interventions, workshops, and lecture-walks.

With Cordula Schieri, Marios Pavlou, Sophia Köhler, Tanja Hamester, Silvia Gardini, Carolina Cappelli & Nora Byrne.