WOMEN | 2024 mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Vernissage
INVISIBLE | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm
BACKWARDS | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm
WOMEN | 2024 mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
SILENCE(D) | 2024 walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022 Video | 75:00 min
BOOK | 2021 700 pages | stone | wire rope
the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation
BACKSTAGE | 2024 China: Video | 03:07 min India: Video | 03:37 min Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”
Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)
TALK
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU VeranstaltungstechnikBerlin
OPENING SPEECHES
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe| Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin
Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen
Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Vernissage
INVISIBLE | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm
BACKWARDS | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm
WOMEN | 2024 mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
SILENCE(D) | 2024 walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022 Video | 75:00 min
BOOK | 2021 700 pages | stone | wire rope
the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation
BACKSTAGE | 2024 China: Video | 03:07 min India: Video | 03:37 min Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU VeranstaltungstechnikBerlin
OPENING SPEECHES
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe| Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin
Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen
Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Solo Show in collaboration with Anuradha Kapoor | Director SWAYAM | Women’s Rights Organization committed to ending Violence against Women and Children | Member of UN Women Advisory Group for India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan | Kolkata | India
Anouradha Kapoor, Director of SWAYAM, Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK India; Franziska Greber, Artist; Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Writer, Scholar, Women Writers’ Association of West Bengal, Founder and President SOI; Dr. Yayanta Sengupta, Director and Curator Victoria Memorial Hall
WAVE OF VOICES | 2017 steel | chicken mesh | fabric | wood | 216 dupattas/scarves with texts, written by women from India | 2500x700x400cm
Black Boards | 2017 100x200cm
selected texts by women from India
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
PHOTOS | 2017 Writing Process | different Sizes & WOMEN | 2017 Video | 30:00 min Women from India read what they wrote on their Dupattas
BOOK | 2017 216 transcribed Texts translated into Englisch – each Page of the Book shows one Text, written by a Woman from India
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RESISTANCE | 2021 fabric | chicken mesh | 2000 x 600 cm | fiberglass | 50×20 cm
Anouradha Kapoor, Director of SWAYAM, Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK India; Franziska Greber, Artist; Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Writer, Scholar, Women Writers’ Association of West Bengal, Founder and President SOI; Dr. Yayanta Sengupta, Director and Curator Victoria Memorial Hall
Solo Show in collaboration with Anuradha Kapoor | Director SWAYAM | Women’s Rights Organization committed to ending Violence against Women and Children | Former Member of UN Women Advisory Group for India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan | Kolkata | India
Anouradha Kapoor, Director of SWAYAM, Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK India; Franziska Greber, Artist; Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Writer, Scholar, Women Writers’ Association of West Bengal, Founder and President SOI; Dr. Yayanta Sengupta, Director and Curator Victoria Memorial Hall
WAVE OF VOICES | 2017 steel | chicken mesh | fabric | wood | 216 dupattas/scarves with texts, written by women from India | 2500x700x400cm
Black Boards | 2017 100x200cm
selected texts by women from India
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
PHOTOS | 2017 Writing Process | different Sizes & WOMEN | 2017 Video | 30:00 min Women from India read what they wrote on their Dupattas
BOOK | 2017 216 transcribed Texts translated into Englisch – each Page of the Book shows one Text, written by a Woman from India
By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations
Solo Show in collaboration with Anuradha Kapoor | Director SWAYAM | Women’s Rights Organization committed to ending Violence against Women and Children | Member of UN Women Advisory Group for India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Bhutan | Kolkata | India
Anouradha Kapoor, Director of SWAYAM, Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK India; Franziska Greber, Artist; Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Writer, Scholar, Women Writers’ Association of West Bengal, Founder and President SOI; Dr. Yayanta Sengupta, Director and Curator Victoria Memorial Hall
WAVE OF VOICES | 2017 steel | chicken mesh | fabric | wood | 216 dupattas/scarves with texts, written by women from India | 2500x700x400cm
Black Boards | 2017 100x200cm
selected texts by women from India
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
PHOTOS | 2017 Writing Process | different Sizes & WOMEN | 2017 Video | 30:00 min Women from India read what they wrote on their Dupattas
BOOK | 2017 216 transcribed Texts translated into Englisch – each Page of the Book shows one Text, written by a Woman from India
By loading this video you accept YouTube’s data protection regulations
Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Vernissage
INVISIBLE | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm
BACKWARDS | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm
WOMEN | 2024mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
SILENCE(D) | 2024
walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”
Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)
TALK
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU VeranstaltungstechnikBerlin
OPENING SPEECHES
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe| Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin
Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen
Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Vernissage
INVISIBLE | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm
BACKWARDS | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm
WOMEN | 2024
mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
SILENCE(D) | 2024
walkable spiral | 6 questions on the wall | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022 Video | 75:00 min
BOOK | 2021 700 pages | stone | wire rope
the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation
BACKSTAGE | 2024 China: Video | 03:07 min India: Video | 03:37 min Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”
Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)
TALK
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU VeranstaltungstechnikBerlin
OPENING SPEECHES
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe| Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin
Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen
Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
Micha Klapp | State Secretary for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Vernissage
INVISIBLE | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | red clothes | 400 cm height | Ø 220 cm
BACKWARDS | 2024 steel frame | wire mesh | fabric | black shirts | Ø 300 cm
WOMEN | 2024mattresses | bed linen | pillows | sheets | carpets Video | 20:00 min
18 women from 6 countries read the text, which they wrote on a white shirt (in India on a scarf) . They talk about their experiences of discrimination and violence.
SILENCE(D) | 2024walkable spiral with 6 questions | steel frame | plywood | 350 height | Ø 400 cm
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe | Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
60 women read 60 texts, written by women from Germany
FACETS OF PARTICIPATION | 2022 Video | 75:00 min
BOOK | 2021 700 pages | stone | wire rope
the book includes all 690 texts – written by women from Germany on their shirts – in the original language and the German translation
BACKSTAGE | 2024 China: Video | 03:07 min India: Video | 03:37 min Mauritius: Video | 02:31 min
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
WOMEN IN THE DARK was awarded an art prize by THE POWER OF THE ARTS. The jury states that the project “positions itself against looking the other way and remaining silent and is convincing not only through its relevance, but also through its high artistic quality.”
Video | 03:08 min (Excerpt of the 15-minute Performance)
TALK
AND NOW … ? Transdisciplinary responses to 690 voices
The discussion offers a platform for exchange between experts from the fields of art, society and politics and the audience. The event was organized by BIG e.V. with the support of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Berlin
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH & BMU VeranstaltungstechnikBerlin
OPENING SPEECHES
Senator Cansel Kiziltepe| Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination for the State of Berlin
Jana Sperling | Director Stiftung Reinbeckhallen | Collection for Contemporary Art | Berlin
Dr. Doris Felbinger | Managing Director BIG Berlin | Collaboration Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany | Collaboration Partner for the Exhibition WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens, Reinbeckhallen
Patricia Kielinger | Former Coordinator BIG | Psychosocial Supporter in Criminal Trials | Project Partner WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany
