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NOW AT ARBEITSZIMMER THEALIT

On Saturday, December 13, a very special workshop will take place. It will focus on emptiness and fullness—both internal and external—and how these concepts of full and empty, which are by no means equally valued, affect us. Or, to put it in the words of the artists:

"Welcome to the rejection of fullness, to permeability and emptiness as resistance. We are no longer willing to fill apparent holes and cement gaps; we no longer want distractions from depth and alternatives for fulfillment. We sew our own cocoons to leave them behind as empty shells. An artistic-performative workshop for the resistant exploration of the gap.

What you can expect: A lecture performance, material research, text lab, and joint performative translation into a collective lecture." 

The number of participants is limited to 10, and participation is free of charge.

To register or for questions, please contact: mail(at)simonekarl.de 

The film will be shown in German with English subtitles. After the film, there will be an opportunity for discussion.

Suse Itzel invites you to a screening of her autobiographical short film from 2024 that deals with the consequences of sexualized violence. The film will be shown at Arbeitszimmer thealit, St.-Jürgen-Str. 157/159, Bremen

Suse Itzel describes the film like this: „In the film's voice-over, the filmmaker recounts the sexual abuse she endured as a child and teenager in her family. An experimental video image reinforces the spoken word. Photographs from the past: pictures from a living room that no longer exists. The family appears as a gap. A green couch in the older photos and a green couch as a reconstructed sculpture. Images as projections in different places: painful memories that reappear in the present. In psychiatric rooms, studio spaces or shared flats. Blank spaces refer to blank spaces. Through reconstructed memories, viewers follow the filmmaker through her life and through inpatient trauma therapy.”

During her residency at the Arbeitszimmer thealit, Suse Itzel will explore anti-psychiatry. Where can we find comfort and help when institutions fail us or their therapies are too much of a standardisation tool? What does it mean today to queer (anti)psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent can the therapy described in the film also be viewed critically?

This time, Re Capitulating. queer is hosting a workshop on an international initiative that traces its roots back to practices at social solidarity clinics in Greece, where it has established its forms and rules. Curious about new cooperative care techniques? Facilitators Lark Lyra Lou Hill, florence freitag & Vicc Repasi, aka The Hologram, invite you to join them. (Speaking of “facilitators”... Some say they help make participants' knowledge tangible and usable. In this way, they support a group in finding a solution on its own. In doing so, they always assume that the answers already exist within the group.)

“Wanna experience the Hologram? 

Come to Arbeitszimmer thealit on Saturday Jan 10th, 14–17h! St.-Jürgen-Str. 157/159, Bremen

Make sure to be on time for the introduction, we'll close the doors around 14:15!

We will give a presentation of the background of the Hologram, explain how it works and then we will practice the protocol together in groups of 4. Each group will have its own facilitator, no previous knowledge is required. The presentation will be in English, two smaller groups can be facilitated in English and one in German. 

What is The Hologram?

The Hologram is a peer to peer health protocol (or in simpler words: a caretaking tool) designed by a group of artists and activists, inspired by the Social Solidarity Clinics in Greece. A working group named "The Group for a different medicine" created an integrative care model that inspired the Hologram how it is practiced today. Originally conceived as an artwork, this peer to peer care practice is now co-produced and used by thousands of people around the world, in various places from the USA to Taiwan, with an extensive and active offline community in Berlin.

In the protocol, three people meet with one person (the hologram) regularly over time, to focus on their physical, social and emotional health by asking questions and taking notes. The person who articulates their needs and asks for support is our teacher and the expert of their own experience. By practicing the Hologram, we remember what it means to be a cooperative species, collectively create health and stability, and fight the oppressive systems we live within.

For more info: thehologram.xyz/mvh/ , instagram.com/th3_h0l0gram/ 

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