Domestic
Gabriela Mateescu
Iulia Stătică & Adrian Câtu
Sandra Sterle
Patricia Teodorescu
Ivana Teodorovic
Iulia Toma
31 octombrie – 1 decembrie 2024
In the idea of the imprint of an aesthetic and some issues specific to these territories, but also some nuanced differences, Domestic brings together several narratives from Romania, Serbia and Croatia at the intersection of video art and short film. Discourses invite us to dive deep into the idea of domestic in contemporary societies, both as a physical and as a mental space, observing the social pressure, the dynamics of gender roles and the relationship between private and public life.
This vision focused exclusively on artistic practices in the sphere of the dynamic image makes it possible to outline a durational analytical perspective in order to launch an updated debate on the concept of domesticity regarding gender roles and identities, domestic work and motherhood, reproductive rights and responsibility, domestic violence, care, autonomy and dependence and intersectionality. The project raises awareness on aspects of women's lives that are often invisible in the public space, such as depression and anxiety, with the aim of emphasizing the importance of social integration of psycho-emotional dimensions such as vulnerability, shame, sadness and empathy.
This vision focused exclusively on artistic practices in the sphere of the dynamic image makes it possible to outline a durational analytical perspective in order to launch an updated debate on the concept of domesticity regarding gender roles and identities, domestic work and motherhood, reproductive rights and responsibility, domestic violence, care, autonomy and dependence and intersectionality.
The project raises awareness on aspects of women's lives that are often invisible in the public space, such as depression and anxiety, with the aim of emphasizing the importance of social integration of psycho-emotional dimensions such as vulnerability, shame, sadness and empathy.
The domestic space can be a source of trauma, an environment of comfort and recovery, a territory of identity deconstruction and reconstruction, a place of honesty and intimacy, of uncomfortable confrontations and of mirroring social norms.
This project meets the efforts of understanding the current context of women's rights and equal opportunities in Romania and in other Eastern European countries from the nuanced perspective of the relationship with the present, the historical and the political past and the mentalities, bringing to attention narratives that record the impact of domestic life on women.
Curator: Olivia Niţiş
