Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

BACKSTAGE China, India and Mauritius

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Shirts mit Zeichnungen
Photos

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence: Meckelhalle Freiburg, Reinbeckhallen Berlin, Galerie im Burggrafiat Alzey.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left: Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt); Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt); Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK); Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt); Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BACKSTAGE China, India and Mauritius

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Shirts mit Zeichnungen
Photos

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence: Meckelhalle Freiburg, Reinbeckhallen Berlin, Galerie im Burggrafiat Alzey.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left: Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt); Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt); Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK); Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt); Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie); Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

Exhibition Tour by Erfurt Kultur
Reel | 01:36

BEYOND. Wie lange schon? Wie lange noch?

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS

Unexpected participation in the writing process of a work completed for Germany in 2021.
Inspired by their visit to the exhibition, women from Thuringia spontaneously shared their personal stories too.

BACKSTAGE
Videos

SHIRTS mit Zeichnungen
Photos

SHIRTS
The video features all 690 shirts created by women from Germany, including their writings and drawings

Photo: Falko Behr

BUCH
The book contains all 690 texts written by women from Germany in their original language as well as in German translation.

APART

Photo: Falko Behr

BEAT

Photo: Falko Behr

WOMEN

HE(A)R

WOMEN WRITING
Mauritius

BREAK

FACETTEN DER PARTIZIPATION
In the video, people and organizations involved in the process of ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK Germany‘ approach the topic of participation from different perspectives. Their voices, experiences, and positions emerge as multifaceted reflections on questions of involvement, responsibility, and visibility.

WOMEN WRITING
Photographs from all eight countries that have participated in WOMEN IN THE DARK since 2016: Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Switzerland, Chile, and Germany.

RESONANCE from Visitors and Collaboration Partners on the exhibition ‚WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens‘: reflections on the voices of the women who shared their experiences, and on the themes of discrimination and violence.

Space for Information, Encounters and Events

VERNISSAGE

Photo: Falko Behr

Photo: Falko Behr

From the left:
– Susette Schubert (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte der Stadt Erfurt)
– Dr. Helga Herzfeld, Kooperationspartnerin (Leiterin Koordinierungsstelle Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Susanne Knorr, Kooperationspartnerin (Kuratorin Kunsthalle Erfurt)
– Nadja Sthamer, Kooperationspartnerin (Beauftragte für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Franziska Greber (Artist and Initiator WOMEN IN THE DARK)
– Katharina Schenk, Kooperationspartnerin (Thüringer Ministerin für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Prof. Dr. Elke Werner, Kooperationspartnerin (Direktorin der Kunstmuseen Erfurt)
– Sabine Guntau, Projektpartnerin (Referentin Koordinierung Istanbul-Konvention, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)
– Olga Gutfreund-Soer (Administration Officer, Thüringer Ministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Arbeit und Familie)

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION & PROJECT PARTNERS | Kunsthalle Erfurt

Nadja Sthamer | State Commissioner for Gender Equality of the Federal State of Thuringia
Photo: Dirk Urban

Katharina Schenk | Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labour and Family of Thuringia
Photo: Falko Behr

Dr. Helga Herzfeld | Head of the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Istanbul Convention
Photo: Dirk Urban

GÄSTEBUCH | Kunsthalle Erfurt
32 Seiten, 131 Einträge

AKTION DER THÜRINGER GLEICHSTELLUNGSBEAUFTRAGTEN
Ganz in Weiss

„WIR TRAGEN HEUTE WEISS“ (Facebook-Beitrag)

PERFORMANCE

Tanztheater Erfurt performing within the installation AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS at the Lange Nacht der Museen
Choreography: Ester Ambrosino
Dancers: Ester Ambrosino & Lucina Giarratana
Music: Michael Krause
Video | 04:32 (Excerpt)

Lucina Giarratana, Franziska Greber, Ester Ambrosino

Panel Discussion

Artists Franziska Greber (Zurich) and Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt) in conversation with Helga Herzfeld from the Thuringian Coordination Office for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Together, they explore the possibilities and necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration with social stakeholders to make discrimination against women visible, discuss strategies for the prevention of violence, and address questions of equality and human rights.

Moderated by Elke Werner, Director of the Erfurt Art Museums, and Susanne Knorr, Curator of Kunsthalle Erfurt.

Further documentation of the accompanying events will follow soon.

WOMEN IN THE DARK – aufruhr des schweigens brings to light the realities of gender-based discrimination and violence in Germany. The project was supported by DER PARITÄTISCHE in Bavaria, with Antje Krüger as project partner, and by the Berlin Initiative against Violence against Women BIG e.V., with Patricia Kielinger as project partner. Around 150 organizations across 12 German federal states engaged 690 women, who wrote about their experiences on white shirts with red permanent markers in more than 40 languages.

Support
Kunsthalle Erfurt
Ministerium für die Gleichstellung von Frau und Mann des Freistaats Thüringen
‚The Power of The Arts‘ by Philip Morris GmbH

Sponsor
Blackline Erfurt

An exhibition against sexual and gender-based violence

From left — at the Opening: Franziska Greber; Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; Deike Potzel, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the UN Geneva; Dr Robin Geiss, Director UNIDIR

From left — Collaboration Partners: Hana Salama (UNIDIR); Franziska Greber; Aleksandra Lankamer and Renata Hessmann Dalaqua (UNIDIR)

Closing Remarks by Hana Salama
Video | 05:14 min

Closing Remarks by Franziska Greber
Video | 06:40 min

WOMEN WRITING – Photos of women during the writing process
Video | 07:52 min

RECEPTION: Art and advocacy against gender-based violence

Connecting to the immersive Art Installation DISARMING SILENCE, the event will be an opportunity to discuss how art, advocacy and research are levers of action against gender-based violence.

Reception: Art and advocacy against gender-based violence 

Dr Denis Mukwege, Founder and Chair of the Global Survivors Fund, Nobel Peace Prize 2018 Laureate

Iryna Dovgan, Head of SEMA Ukraine

From left: Hana Salama; Iryna Dovgan, Head of SEMA Ukraine; Franziska Greber; Esther Dingemans, Executive Director of the Global Survivors Fund; Dr Denis Mukwege, Founder and Chair of the Global Survivors Fund, Nobel Peace Prize 2018 Laureate; Erica Schouten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN.

From left: Erica Schouten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Netherlands Mission to the UN, Geneva; Vera Duin, Senior Communications Advisor to the Netherlands Mission to the UN in Geneva

Delegates‘ Lounge, UN Geneva

RESONANCE FROM COLLABORATION PARTNERS

Hana Salama | Researcher | Integrated Approaches – Gender and Disarmament Programme | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

Aleksandra Lankamer | Graduate Professional | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

Dr Robin Geiss | Director | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | UN Geneva

RESONANCE FROM VISITORS

Support
Permanent Missions of Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Norway to the UN Office in Geneva, and UN Women

Sponsor
Rotary Zürich-Bellevue
Stadt Wädenswil
RentaBus.ch

KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT | NO PLACE FOR VIOLENCE

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
«[…] Violence against women is an issue that affects us all […] This is precisely what the artwork […] is here to remind us of […]. What makes this art project particularly remarkable is that it represents a collaboration between art and politics. As with all transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary efforts, such collaborations demand immense commitment and work from both sides […]. The powerful sculpture will serve as a poignant reminder in the coming days of the critical importance of this issue to all of us […]. I think it is wonderful that we can gather here today, that this memorial will stand on the Town Hall Square for the next few days, and that it continues to remind us that violence against women is unacceptable […].» (Excerpt)

Anja Buis | Co-Head | Departement Social Affairs Uster | Collaboration Partner
«[…] This isn’t an artist simply looking to showcase her incredible talent but someone deeply committed to making a powerful statement about the issue of violence against women. […] The next steps weren’t always clear. […] We explored many ideas before she (Franziska) devised the concept […] using the chairs. Then the collecting began. […] Until about 8 a.m. this morning, I thought they would be placed inside the fence and viewed from the outside. But no, that wasn’t the plan. […] And now it (the installation) stands here, illuminated from within, boldly declaring: we want to highlight the issue of violence against women […]. I am deeply grateful that this has come together so successfully […].» (Excerpt)

Fabienne Schürmann | Legal Department Social Services Uster | Collaboration Partner
«[…] It was truly a wonderful experience, especially for someone like me, who usually works with data and sits behind a desk, to have the opportunity to work with you. Your creativity and, above all, your passion for bringing this challenging topic to the public were incredibly inspiring. I had the privilege of witnessing how you inspired the school class that came this morning in the drizzle with your enthusiasm, just as you inspired Anja and me as well […].» (Excerpt)

SETTING UP

Thank you to BWS Berufswahlschule and the people of Uster!

KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT
Video | 01:08

TEXTS about KEIN PLATZ FÜR GEWALT

Students of Berufswahlschule (BWS) Uster | reflecting on their setup experience and addressing violence against women

Thank you to the Volunteers!

DISMANTLING

SUPPORT
Stadt Uster
Esti Schriber | Multi Sign GmbH | Wädenswil

OPENING SPEECHES
Dr. Petra Bätting | city councilor Uster, head of the social affairs department and president of the social authority
Anja Buis | co-head | department social affairs Uster | collaboration Partner
Fabienne Schürmann | legal department social services Uster | collaboration Partner

ASSISTANCE WITH SET UP
Marija Zivojinovic | class teacher Handwerk, Gestaltung und Design (HGD) & her students | Berufswahlschule Uster (BWS)

TEXTS by the students of Berufswahlschule (BWS) Uster reflecting on their setup experience and addressing violence against women

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS | 2024
The installation consists of white shirts with texts in around 40 languages ​​by 690 women from Germany who have written their experiences with discrimination and violence, but also hopes and demands, on these clothing with a red pen.

OFF | 2024

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
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

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

TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION
Video | 00:52 min

VERNISSAGE

Katharina Binz | Ministerin für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 02:27 min

Heiko Sippel | Landrat | Alzey-Worms | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:35 min

Dr. Vera Lanzen | Gleichstellungsbeauftragte | Kreisverwaltung Alzey-Worms | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:07 min

Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey | Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:28 min

GÄSTEBUCH.PDF

RESONANCE of Visitors and Collaboration Partners
(in German)
Video | 48:32 min

PERFORMANCE

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

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.

SUPPORT
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH
Ministerium für Familien, Frauen, Kultur und Integration; Lotto Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz; Leistelle Kriminalprävention; Rheinland-Pfalz Stiftung für Opferschutz
Staatstheater Mainz

OPENING SPEECHES
Katharina Binz | Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration | Rheinland-Pfalz
Heiko Sippel | Landrat des Landkreises Alzey-Worms
Dr. Vera Lanzen | Equal Opportunities Officer | Alzey-Worms | Collaboration Partner
Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey, Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Collaboration Partner

PERFORMANCE & OPEN ATELIER
in collaboration with
Nika Osswald
Smilla Osswald
Undine Brand
Emma Herbe
Lilly Grassl

OFF

WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS
The installation consists of white shirts with texts in around 40 languages ​​by 690 women from Germany who have written their experiences with discrimination and violence, but also hopes and demands, on these clothing with a red pen.

COMFORT

RESONANCE
Video | 55:00

Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024

BOOK
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
China, India and Mauritius
Video | 09:15

HE(A)R
Audio | 55:32

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

TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION 
Video | 00:52

VERNISSAGE

Katharina Binz | Ministerin für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 02:27

Heiko Sippel | Landrat | Alzey-Worms | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:35 min

Dr. Vera Lanzen | Gleichstellungsbeauftragte | Kreisverwaltung Alzey-Worms | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:07

Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey | Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:28

GÄSTEBUCH.PDF

RESONANZ von Besuchenden und Kooperationspartnerinnen
(in German)
Video | 48:32 min

PERFORMANCE

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

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.

SUPPORT
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH
Ministerium für Familien, Frauen, Kultur und Integration; Lotto Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz; Leistelle Kriminalprävention; Rheinland-Pfalz Stiftung für Opferschutz
Staatstheater Mainz

OPENING SPEECHES
Katharina Binz | Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration | Rheinland-Pfalz
Heiko Sippel | Landrat des Landkreises Alzey-Worms
Dr. Vera Lanzen | Equal Opportunities Officer | Alzey-Worms | Collaboration Partner
Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey, Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Collaboration Partner

PERFORMANCE & OPEN ATELIER
in collaboration with
Nika Osswald
Smilla Osswald
Undine Brand
Emma Herbe
Lilly Grassl

COMFORT

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS
The installation consists of white shirts with texts in around 40 languages ​​by 690 women from Germany who have written their experiences with discrimination and violence, but also hopes and demands, on these clothing with a red pen.

OFF

WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany

RESONANCE
Video | 55:00

Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024

BOOK
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
China, India and Mauritius
Video | 09:15

HE(A)R
Audio | 55:32

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

TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION 
Video | 00:52

VERNISSAGE

Katharina Binz | Ministerin für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 02:27

Heiko Sippel | Landrat | Alzey-Worms | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:35 min

Dr. Vera Lanzen | Gleichstellungsbeauftragte | Kreisverwaltung Alzey-Worms | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:07

Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey | Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:28

GÄSTEBUCH.PDF

RESONANZ von Besuchenden und Kooperationspartnerinnen
(in German)
Video | 48:32 min

PERFORMANCE

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

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.

SUPPORT
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH
Ministerium für Familien, Frauen, Kultur und Integration; Lotto Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz; Leistelle Kriminalprävention; Rheinland-Pfalz Stiftung für Opferschutz
Staatstheater Mainz

OPENING SPEECHES
Katharina Binz | Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration | Rheinland-Pfalz
Heiko Sippel | Landrat des Landkreises Alzey-Worms
Dr. Vera Lanzen | Equal Opportunities Officer | Alzey-Worms | Collaboration Partner
Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey, Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Collaboration Partner

PERFORMANCE & OPEN ATELIER
in collaboration with
Nika Osswald
Smilla Osswald
Undine Brand
Emma Herbe
Lilly Grassl

HE(A)R
Audio | 55:32

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
The installation consists of white shirts with texts in around 40 languages ​​by 690 women from Germany who have written their experiences with discrimination and violence, but also hopes and demands, on these clothing with a red pen.

OFF

WRITING PROCESS | 2016-2024
300 Photos | Zimbabwe, the Seychelles, Mauritius, China, India, Chile, Switzerland and Germany

COMFORT

RESONANCE
Video | 55:00

Resonance of Visitors on WOMEN IN THE DARK | Meckelhalle Freiburg 2023 & Reinbeckhallen Berlin 2024

BOOK
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
China, India and Mauritius
Video | 09:15

TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION 
Video | 00:52

VERNISSAGE

Katharina Binz | Ministerin für Familie, Frauen, Kultur und Integration des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 02:27

Heiko Sippel | Landrat | Alzey-Worms | Deutschland
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:35 min

Dr. Vera Lanzen | Gleichstellungsbeauftragte | Kreisverwaltung Alzey-Worms | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:07

Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey | Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Kooperationspartnerin
(gekürzte Rede)
Video | 01:28

GÄSTEBUCH.PDF

RESONANZ von Besuchenden und Kooperationspartnerinnen
(in German)
Video | 48:32 min

PERFORMANCE

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

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.

SUPPORT
‘The Power of the Arts’ by Philip Morris GmbH
Ministerium für Familien, Frauen, Kultur und Integration; Lotto Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz; Leistelle Kriminalprävention; Rheinland-Pfalz Stiftung für Opferschutz
Staatstheater Mainz

OPENING SPEECHES
Katharina Binz | Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration | Rheinland-Pfalz
Heiko Sippel | Landrat des Landkreises Alzey-Worms
Dr. Vera Lanzen | Equal Opportunities Officer | Alzey-Worms | Collaboration Partner
Ronja Scheu | Warbede Frauennotruf Alzey, Fachstelle gegen sexualisierte Gewalt | Collaboration Partner

PERFORMANCE & OPEN ATELIER
in collaboration with
Nika Osswald
Smilla Osswald
Undine Brand
Emma Herbe
Lilly Grassl

WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK! HAVE WE?

Walking through the Exhibition Hall
Video | 00:41 min

AUFRUHR DES SCHWEIGENS
100 shirts with texts written by women from Germany

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.»

https://Berliner Präventionstag 2024