Etienne Farrell with Charlene Galea (detail)
Strangers in a Strange Land
14 February - 8 March 2020
A multidisciplinary exhibition about being female in a world narrated by and designed for men.
Artists
Barumbara Collective
Etienne Farrell with Charlene Galea
Roxman Gatt
Letta Shtohryn
Curator
Margerita Pulè
Exhibition Designer
Tom van Malderen
Programme
Strange Land Dance Workshop: Francesca Saraullo (Barumbara Collective)
Spazju Kreattiv Theatre
Wednesday 12 February, 7pm – 9pm
Strangers in a Strange Land: Barumbara Collective
Friday 14 February, 8pm
Saturday 15 February, 8pm
Sunday 16 February, 5pm
Artist Conversation: Etienne Farrell, Charlene Galea, Letta Shtohryn
Friday 21 February 7pm
Curator’s Tour: Margerita Pulè
Sunday 23 February 3pm
My Womxn is a God My God is a Womxn: Roxman Gatt
Friday 28 February, 8pm
Saturday 29 February, 8pm
Wiki Editing Workshop – Edit-A-Thon: Wiki Community Malta
Friday 6 March, 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 7 March, 10am - 4pm
Curator’s Tour: Margerita Pulè
Sunday 8 March 11:30am
The world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a masculine behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
For decades, feminism fought for women to be equal to men; that was a necessary part of the feminist struggle. But now we know that a man’s world is not where we want to be. In the twenty-first century, feminism is questioning a male-dominated world-narrative, and demanding a re-calibration of the universal world-view.
We believe that the world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a ‘masculine’ behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
Strangers in a Strange Land asks how we can re-design, re-narrate and re-see what is said, what is valued. What can a more feminine perspective contribute, and what does a feminine perspective mean in terms of physical, philosophical and societal outlooks? And does the bilateral depiction of ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ exist, or to what extent is it a false construct?
This is a show about being female in a world narrated by and designed for men. The world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a masculine behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
For decades, feminism fought for women to be equal to men; that was a necessary part of the feminist struggle. But now we know that a man’s world is not where we want to be. In the twenty-first century, feminism is questioning a male-dominated world-narrative, and demanding a re-calibration of the universal world-view.
This exhibition asks how we can re-design, re-narrate and re-see what is said, what is valued. What can a more feminine perspective contribute, and what does a feminine perspective mean in terms of physical, philosophical and societal outlooks? And does the bilateral depiction of ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ exist, or to what extent is it a false construct?
How can women shift from being merely an afterthought or appendage to society’s prevailing narratives? How can the world be seen differently to allow for women to move from outlier to equal? Can a traditionally male hegemony be reshaped and remodelled or is inequality simply an unattainable mirage?
The event is part of Spazju Kreattiv's Art+Feminism 2020 Project. The project is supported by Arts Council Malta - Project Support Grant, with additional support from Express Trailers, and with collaboration from Soroptimist International Malta, and Wikimedia Community Malta.
Some references:
The deadly truth about a world built for men - from stab vests to car crashes
Kleinhenz, Elizabeth, Germaine, the life of Germaine Greer
Brazilian Modernism: Feminism in Disguise
Art et Féminisme
Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship
Why I photographed 100 vaginas
'Let me tell you why Malta has a problem with women'
Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders?
Protest and Survive
Federici, Silvia, Feminism and the Politics of the Common in an Era of Primitive Accumulation
A multidisciplinary exhibition about being female in a world narrated by and designed for men.
Artists
Barumbara Collective
Etienne Farrell with Charlene Galea
Roxman Gatt
Letta Shtohryn
Curator
Margerita Pulè
Exhibition Designer
Tom van Malderen
Programme
Strange Land Dance Workshop: Francesca Saraullo (Barumbara Collective)
Spazju Kreattiv Theatre
Wednesday 12 February, 7pm – 9pm
Strangers in a Strange Land: Barumbara Collective
Friday 14 February, 8pm
Saturday 15 February, 8pm
Sunday 16 February, 5pm
Artist Conversation: Etienne Farrell, Charlene Galea, Letta Shtohryn
Friday 21 February 7pm
Curator’s Tour: Margerita Pulè
Sunday 23 February 3pm
My Womxn is a God My God is a Womxn: Roxman Gatt
Friday 28 February, 8pm
Saturday 29 February, 8pm
Wiki Editing Workshop – Edit-A-Thon: Wiki Community Malta
Friday 6 March, 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 7 March, 10am - 4pm
Curator’s Tour: Margerita Pulè
Sunday 8 March 11:30am
The world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a masculine behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
For decades, feminism fought for women to be equal to men; that was a necessary part of the feminist struggle. But now we know that a man’s world is not where we want to be. In the twenty-first century, feminism is questioning a male-dominated world-narrative, and demanding a re-calibration of the universal world-view.
We believe that the world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a ‘masculine’ behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
Strangers in a Strange Land asks how we can re-design, re-narrate and re-see what is said, what is valued. What can a more feminine perspective contribute, and what does a feminine perspective mean in terms of physical, philosophical and societal outlooks? And does the bilateral depiction of ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ exist, or to what extent is it a false construct?
This is a show about being female in a world narrated by and designed for men. The world’s default is a man’s reality; our spaces, tools and narratives are designed to fit a man’s physicality and a masculine behaviour. This show asks how patriarchal norms - many so ubiquitous that we are not even conscious of them - can be challenged effectively. How can the status quo in a male-oriented world be redefined systematically, soberly and successfully? And how can new ways of being be normalised to reflect a more balanced world.
For decades, feminism fought for women to be equal to men; that was a necessary part of the feminist struggle. But now we know that a man’s world is not where we want to be. In the twenty-first century, feminism is questioning a male-dominated world-narrative, and demanding a re-calibration of the universal world-view.
This exhibition asks how we can re-design, re-narrate and re-see what is said, what is valued. What can a more feminine perspective contribute, and what does a feminine perspective mean in terms of physical, philosophical and societal outlooks? And does the bilateral depiction of ‘feminine’ and ‘masculine’ exist, or to what extent is it a false construct?
How can women shift from being merely an afterthought or appendage to society’s prevailing narratives? How can the world be seen differently to allow for women to move from outlier to equal? Can a traditionally male hegemony be reshaped and remodelled or is inequality simply an unattainable mirage?
The event is part of Spazju Kreattiv's Art+Feminism 2020 Project. The project is supported by Arts Council Malta - Project Support Grant, with additional support from Express Trailers, and with collaboration from Soroptimist International Malta, and Wikimedia Community Malta.
Some references:
The deadly truth about a world built for men - from stab vests to car crashes
Kleinhenz, Elizabeth, Germaine, the life of Germaine Greer
Brazilian Modernism: Feminism in Disguise
Art et Féminisme
Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship
Why I photographed 100 vaginas
'Let me tell you why Malta has a problem with women'
Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders?
Protest and Survive
Federici, Silvia, Feminism and the Politics of the Common in an Era of Primitive Accumulation
