130 chairs, symbolizing 130 stories that have been ignored, suppressed, dismissed, pushed aside, or simply hoped away. Stories that are barely given space around the world
KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT| 2024
steel cylinder | 130 chairs | 400 x 220 cm
VERNISSAGE
Anja Buis | Dr. Petra Bättig | Franziska Greber | Fabienne Schürmann | Vlora Kadriu
Dr. Petra Bätting | City councilor Uster, head of the social affairs department and president of the social authority
Anja Buis | Co-Head | Departement Social Affairs Uster | Collaboration Partner
Fabienne Schürmann | Legal Department Social Services Uster | Collaboration Partner
SETTING UP
Thank you to BWS Berufswahlschule and the people of Uster!
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shirts | fabric | cabinets & boxes | 350 x 200 x 200 cm
OFF | 2024
furniture | plates | glasses | red clothes | 220 x 400 x 400 cm
WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany
RESONANCE | 2024
Video | 55:00 min
Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024
BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope
The book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany
SHIRTS | 2024
Video | 01:27:18
690 shirts in 40 languages, written and illustrated by women participating from Germany.
COMFORT | 2024
bed | mattresses | bedding | 200 x 200 x 400 cm
WOMEN| 2021
Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries (Zimbabwe, China, India, Mauritius, Germany and Switzerland) read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf/dupatta) with a red permanent pen.
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2021
Video | 01:11:11
People and organizations involved in the WOMEN IN THE DARK project in Germany reflect on what participation means to them.
BACKSTAGE | 2024
China, India and Mauritius
Video | 09:15 min
HE(A)R | 2024
40 chairs | 300 x 300 x 400 cm
Audio | 55:32 min
60 women each read a text written on a shirt by women from Germany, in 11 different languages, selected from a total of 690 texts.
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ZWISCHEN MOMENTEN DER STILLE UND DES SPRECHENS with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
Video | 01:46 min (Excerpt)
OPEN ATELIER
with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
FINISSAGE
ZWISCHEN SCHWEIGEN UND SICHTBARKEIT – ein Gespräch mit Franziska Greber, der Autorin Lilian Schwerdtner und der Moderatorin Johannah Illgner
WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out – a participatory action | 2024
Solidarität zeigen & zum Sprechen ermutigen ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out’will be stamped in bold red ink as a powerful statement on white shirts. Participants can personalize their designs further by adding texts or drawings with a red permanent marker. Secondhand shirts are provided free of charge, allowing each individual to create their shirt freely and uniquely. Once the design is complete, participants wear their finished shirt and are photographed from both the front and back. The photos will be published.
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furniture | plates | glasses | red clothes | 220 x 400 x 400 cm
WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany
RESONANCE | 2024
Video | 55:00 min
Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024
AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | cabinets & boxes | 350 x 200 x 200 cm
BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope
The book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany
SHIRTS | 2024
Video | 01:27:18
690 shirts in 40 languages, written and illustrated by women participating from Germany
COMFORT | 2024
bed | mattresses | bedding | 200 x 200 x 400 cm
WOMEN| 2021
Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries (Zimbabwe, China, India, Mauritius, Germany and Switzerland) read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf/dupatta) with a red permanent pen.
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2021
Video | 01:11:11
People and organizations involved in the WOMEN IN THE DARK project in Germany reflect on what participation means to them.
BACKSTAGE | China, India and Mauritius|2024
Video | 09:15 min
HE(A)R | 2024
40 chairs | 300 x 300 x 400 cm
Audio | 55:32 min
60 women each read a text written on a shirt by women from Germany, in 11 different languages, selected from a total of 690 texts.
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ZWISCHEN MOMENTEN DER STILLE UND DES SPRECHENS with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
Video | 01:46 min (Excerpt)
OPEN ATELIER
with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
FINISSAGE
ZWISCHEN SCHWEIGEN UND SICHTBARKEIT – ein Gespräch mit Franziska Greber, der Autorin Lilian Schwerdtner und der Moderatorin Johannah Illgner.
WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out – a participatory action | 2024
Solidarität zeigen & zum Sprechen ermutigen: ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out’ will be stamped in bold red ink as a powerful statement on white shirts. Participants can personalize their designs further by adding texts or drawings with a red permanent marker. Secondhand shirts are provided free of charge, allowing each individual to create their shirt freely and uniquely. Once the design is complete, participants wear their finished shirt and are photographed from both the front and back. The photos will be published.
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shirts | fabric | cabinets & boxes | 350 x 200 x 200 cm
OFF | 2024
furniture | plates | glasses | red clothes | 220 x 400 x 400 cm
WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany
RESONANCE | 2024
Video | 55:00 min
Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024
BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope
The book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany
SHIRTS | 2024
Video | 01:27:18
690 shirts in 40 languages, written and illustrated by women participating from Germany
WOMEN| 2021
Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries (Zimbabwe, China, India, Mauritius, Germany and Switzerland) read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf/dupatta) with a red permanent pen.
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2021
Video | 01:11:11
People and organizations involved in the WOMEN IN THE DARK project in Germany reflect on what participation means to them.
BACKSTAGE |2024
China, India and Mauritius
Video | 09:15 min
HE(A)R | 2024
40 chairs | 300 x 300 x 400 cm
Audio | 55:32 min
60 women each read a text written on a shirt by women from Germany, in 11 different languages, selected from a total of 690 texts.
By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations
ZWISCHEN MOMENTEN DER STILLE UND DES SPRECHENS with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
Video | 01:46 min (Excerpt)
OPEN ATELIER
with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
FINISSAGE
ZWISCHEN SCHWEIGEN UND SICHTBARKEIT
Ein Gespräch mit Franziska Greber, der Autorin Lilian Schwerdtner und der Moderatorin Johannah Illgner
WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out – a participatory action | 2024
Solidarität zeigen & zum Sprechen ermutigen: ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out’ will be stamped in bold red ink as a powerful statement on white shirts. Participants can personalize their designs further by adding texts or drawings with a red permanent marker. Secondhand shirts are provided free of charge, allowing each individual to create their shirt freely and uniquely. Once the design is complete, participants wear their finished shirt and are photographed from both the front and back. The photos will be published.
By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations
60 women each read a text written on a shirt by women from Germany, in 11 different languages, selected from a total of 690 texts.
AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
shirts | fabric | cabinets & boxes | 350 x 200 x 200 cm
OFF | 2024
furniture | plates | glasses | red clothes | 220 x 400 x 400 cm
WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany
RESONANCE | 2024
Video | 55:00 min
Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024
BOOK | 2021
700 pages | stone | wire rope
The book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany
SHIRTS | 2024
Video | 01:27:18
690 shirts in 40 languages, written and illustrated by women participating from Germany
COMFORT | 2024
bed | mattresses | bedding | 200 x 200 x 400 cm
WOMEN| 2021
Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries (Zimbabwe, China, India, Mauritius, Germany and Switzerland) read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf/dupatta) with a red permanent pen.
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2021
Video | 01:11:11
People and organizations involved in the WOMEN IN THE DARK project in Germany reflect on what participation means to them.
BACKSTAGE | 2024
China, India and Mauritius
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ZWISCHEN MOMENTEN DER STILLE UND DES SPRECHENS with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
Video | 01:46 min (Excerpt)
OPEN ATELIER
with the artists Nika, Smilla, Undine, Emma & Lilly from Berlin
FINISSAGE
ZWISCHEN SCHWEIGEN UND SICHTBARKEIT – ein Gespräch mit Franziska Greber, der Autorin Lilian Schwerdtner und der Moderatorin Johannah Illgner
WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out – a participatory action | 2024
Solidarität zeigen & zum Sprechen ermutigen: ‘WOMEN IN THE DARK speak out’ will be stamped in bold red ink as a powerful statement on white shirts. Participants can personalize their designs further by adding texts or drawings with a red permanent marker. Secondhand shirts are provided free of charge, allowing each individual to create their shirt freely and uniquely. Once the design is complete, participants wear their finished shirt and are photographed from both the front and back. The photos will be published.
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Landeskommission Berlin gegen Gewalt « […]WOMEN IN THE DARK repräsentierte das diesjährige Thema ‘Geschlecht und Gewalt – Vielfalt ermöglichen, Gewaltursachen bekämpfen’ auf eindrückliche Weise und hinterließ bei uns und den Teilnehmenden einen nachdenklichen, bleibenden Eindruck.»
Landeskommission Berlin gegen Gewalt: « […] WOMEN IN THE DARK impressively represented this year’s theme ‘Gender and Violence – Enabling Diversity, Combating the Causes of Violence’ and left a thoughtful, lasting impression on us and the participants.»
NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere – an art project on exclusion, social & political participation
The focus is on five people who live in Genoa and whose stories are connected to the sea in various ways. They talk about their experiences with exclusion and visions on participation. It shows a diverse and colorful society. The potential lost due to exclusion also becomes visible.
The casual encounters took place on the street, where the interviews were also conducted. The original texts and translations have not been censored, edited or corrected.
The voices of the participants are to be listened in an Audio of 32 min and to and read in the opposite space.
NOWHERE NoWhere NowHere | 2024 Container | fishing equipment | buoy | ropes | tarpaulins | plants | watering can | 300 x 200 x 220 cm
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Antje Krüger President of the nonprofit Association WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany e.V. | Former Coordinator for institutions in the context of domestic and sexual violence, Bayern | Former Referent Women & Family, der PARITÄTISCHE Bayern | Munich
Patricia Kielinger Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Former Coordinator Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen (BIG e.V.) | Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK at the GIVE ME 5 Pavilion (headed by Miro Craemer) in cooperation with the art education of the Pinakothek der Moderne (headed by Pia Brüner)
WOMEN IN THE DARK | BR24 (Bayerische) Rundschau | 16 July 2021
