Chapter 3
“A great deal of activism and political art is directed toward criticizing what we don’t like. Occasionally it suggests the steps we might need to take to change things. But sometimes the best way to bring the world we want into being is to act “as if” it is already here.” page 102
I totally agree with this quote, I think that a healthy and smooth way to transition to the change that we want is to already act as if is already happening.
“By dramatizing those aspects of reality that are hard to see, or that we are reluctant to look at, we can make the invisible visible.” page 109
I love this quote because it feels like a moment of realization for all of us. The need to “dramatize” our problems as society to be seen sounds scary because it's something that happens every day, but we often don't try to help or “step out of the curb”, but at the same time I find it beautiful that more people are not scared to speak up anymore to defend others or them self.
Chapter 4
“Culture is all around us” page 132
Culture is the reason why society is the way they are now. We need to comprehend the culture that is all around us, to be able to change society for the better we need to “ hack” the Culture.
“Either way, we are producing Culture in order to influence culture.”
It’s really important to be self-aware of our culture to be able to make changes where it is need to. Artist activist has the power to influence society and change it.
Art Performance Piece:
My performance art explores the experiences of women during their menstrual cycles. For many years, I believed that the only significant change I would face was managing blood flow for five days each month. However, about a year ago, I realized that our bodies undergo a full menstrual cycle throughout the entire month, with negative symptoms lasting for approximately two weeks.
During the week leading up to menstruation, we experience the "luteal phase," characterized by hormonal fluctuations that can lead to mood changes, bloating, skin issues, and fluctuations in energy levels, among other symptoms. Once menstruation begins, these symptoms often persist and can be accompanied by additional issues such as cramps, headaches, fatigue, acne, and digestive problems.
Despite enduring these symptoms for two weeks, women are still expected to maintain their daily routines and work commitments. A study conducted by UVA Health has shown that menstrual symptoms can significantly impact women's professional lives, affecting their energy levels, mood, concentration, and overall interest in their work.
My video is a representation of how woman has to maintain her daily routine, for example the gym. I am someone who loves to take care of her body, health, mental health, and the gym has helped me a lot on that. Which is why that the gym now is a fundamental part of my everyday routine.
link to my Performance Art Video
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| Yoko Ono, Cut Piece 1964 This piece was first performed in Tokyo in 1964, and was performed at least four more times in Japan, London and the United States. Ono kneels on an empty stage with a pair of scissors in front of her. Yoko Ono stays quiet the whole time, she says that she gets into trance, so she doesn't feel frightened. Yoko ono invites her audience to participate, the audience starts cutting pieces of her clothing, this performance art is about how people treat other people in a vulnerable position as Yoko Ono. The reason why Yoko Ono stays quite while people are cutting her clothes is to show them that there is a whole world, that could exist by being peaceful. |
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| Diana Ocholla |
Diana Ocholla lives in South Africa, Ocholla is a dancer, storyteller, performance, choreographer. Ocholla expresses that by the gender-based violence in South Africa, she wanted to channel her fear with dance. She created a performance, Ocholla starting by talking to different women and saving those conversation to files. She with another five women made a performance in a street corner, they pick that place because usually that place are not safe for women. She says that after their dance performance, they felt so powerful after expressing their feelings in a dance with public.
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