test10In copyright (not visible)string(26) "In copyright (not visible)"
array(4) {
["txt"]=>
string(26) "In copyright (not visible)"
["block_datas"]=>
string(0) ""
["block_thumbnail"]=>
string(1) "1"
["block_media"]=>
string(1) "1"
}
Coffeestirrers
| Portrayed Org | Gender and Cultures of Equality (GRACE), GRACE |
| Period | 2017-2017 |
| Description | Description provided by artist: .Before we started our interview, I asked my informant if I can get something for them to drink. I ordered an Americano, so did they. As we were going through my questions and their answers and my occasional interruptions, I notice them breaking the coffee-stirrers in pieces and putting them together in different compositions, their eyes also focused on this. We both were not comfortable, I knew that I was touching upon issues that have caused them great discomfort, and I didn't know if I was equipped enough to be talking about these things with someone that I just met. Also, their stories felt increasingly familiar After a while, I found myself breaking the coffee-stirrers as well, and we joked that we are repurposing an object to get over our discomfort. It felt like I unconsciously adopted a contextual coping mechanism by sharing a moment of discomfort while I was present with the story of another, a story that was too familiar.. .This artwork is part of the project Footnotes on Equality: http://footnotesonequality.eu/all/ |
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https://hdl.handle.net/11653/obj2271
