A Spoonful of Rest
05.10.2023, 05.10.23, 18:00 – 20:00
- Online
- Europe
- Program
- LAB: In the Eye of the Sea [2023]
- LAB: living library of becomings [2023]
- LAB: dancing in front of the king [2023]
- LAB: There, there [2023]
- LAB: language (as a technology that) re-/animates (dis-/jointed) cartographies [2023]
- LAB: Oyoun Curator*s Lab [2023]
- LAB: Post-structuralist Fun Pack [2023]
We contemplate the soothing power of words, the flavors and scents that beckon us to unwind, and the calming influence of repetitive actions like chopping.
In this immersive 2-hour hybrid event, taking place in Berlin, Zurich, Vienna, and online, we aim to defy the ceaseless pace of society by embracing rest as an act of resistance. Through guided psychosomatic exercises, we collectively decelerate, savor the act of communal dining, and gently remind one another to breathe.
To participate, kindly register via hello@schoolofcommons.org and bring along a chopping board, a knife, some vegetables, and if possible, an extra pair of hands to evenly share the work (and rest) load.
Please be aware that this event will be recorded for audio purposes, with segments potentially used in a podcast exploring the theme of rest. If you possess a resting score, a soothing sound, or a restful ritual you’d like to contribute, we encourage you to bring it with you.
Our food-prep-and-sharing session is hosted by the Focus Group and includes the following projects in the 2023 SoC cohort: > In the Eye of the Sea (Jara Nassar, Jamie McGhee) > living library of becoming (Miwa Negoro) > Dancing in front of the king (Pooya Kazemi, Erfan Safari) > There, there (Luise Willer, Lena Pozdnyakova, Germain Calsou, Anna Kücking, Sabrina Herrmann, Eldar Tagi, Maria Aus and other members of There, there working group) > language (as a technology that) re-/animates (dis-/jointed) cartographies (Monika Dorniak) > Oyoun Curators* Lab (Louna Sbou, Ihisa Theresa Adelio, Nina Martin, Dami Choi, Arjunraj) > Post-structuralist Fun Pack (Andrea Liu)
Jara Nassar
Jara is a performer, writer and anthropologist who confronts and blurs boundaries. She performs as drag king Angelo Dynamo and hosts the show Border Ctrl.
Jamie McGhee
Jamie is a novelist who aspires to build, through language, interactive spaces of resistance and experimentation. McGhee has authored several books and a graphic novel.
Miwa Negoro
Miwa is a curator and researcher working at the intersection of art and performing arts.
Pooya Kazemi
Pooya is an artist and writer who was born and raised in Iran and is now based in Zurich.
Erfan Safari
Erfan is a multidisciplinary artist who mainly works in theater, performance art, and writing.
Luise Willer
Luise is a researcher interested in socially engaged artistic practices, in particular their forms of assembling and organizing. She examines such practices to learn about their visions of futurity, their collaborative processes and their critique of institutions.
Lena Pozdnyakova
Lena (b. 1985, Almaty, Kazakhstan) is an artist and researcher.
Anna Kücking
Artist and organizer, she works in theatre and journalism for newspapers like taz. die tageszeitung and neues deutschland.
Sabrina Herrmann
Sabrina is a researcher with an interest in the intersection of human rights, arts and gender.
Eldar Tagi
Eldar (b.1987, Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a sound artist, composer and researcher.
Maria Aus
Maria is a visual artist specialized in filmmaking & photography.
Monika Dorniak
Monika is a German-Polish artist with an interdisciplinary background in choreography, psychology and design, who often merges media – specifically performance, (textile) sculpture and multimedia.
Andrea Liu
Critic and artist working between New York/Berlin/Paris whose research often involves genealogy, or the epistemic context within which bodies of knowledge become intelligible and authoritative, as a point of departure in art & cultural production.
Louna Sbou
Louna Sbou is a curator, mentor and cultural manager. She is director of Oyoun in Berlin, an anti-disciplinary arts center with a special focus on queer*feminist, decolonial and class-critical perspectives.
Dami Choi
최다미 Dami Choi (she/they) is a curator / cultural worker based in Berlin and in the Korean diaspora, with focus on amplifying queer-feminist, system-critical and marginalized perspectives, mainly through artistic media but also through a spectrum of critical/creative sociocultural works.
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