Mute/Unmute is a podcast and seminar by Astrid Mania, with the support of Noi Fuhrer and Anne Meerpohl. The idea of this podcast is to introduce and discuss art works, theories and incidents that relate to questions like: who is allowed to speak, who’s not? What can be said, what not? Whose voices have been suppressed? What kind of narratives and histories? What violence do we exert when speaking about others? What should we urgently talk about?

Mute/Unmute is meant to be active during the winter semester 2020/21, but it can potentially run much longer. We welcome contributions from HFBK students and staff and beyond. For more info / list of contributions please see https://pad.hfbk.net/Mute_Unmute and  / or get in touch with noi.fuhrer@hfbk-hamburg.de, anne.meerpohl@hfbk.hamburg.de or astrid.mania@hfbk-hamburg.de

Bibliography:

- Ovide, Les méthamorphoses , traduction du latin par Marie Cosnay, L’ogre, 528p.

- Hélène Cixous: http://www2.csudh.edu/ccauthen/576F10/cixous.pdf 

- Claudine Sagaert, Histoire de la laideur féminine, Paris, Imago, 2015, 260 p., préface de David

Le Breton, postface de Georges Vigarello, ISBN : 978-2-84952-817-4.

Art Pieces:

- The Statue of Apollo and Daphnée , 1622-1625) ,Gian Lorenzo Bernini,« le Bernin », https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Apollo_and_Daphne_(Bernini).jpg 

- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo , Apollo and Daphne, 1743 - 44 , 79 Å~ 96 cm

- Yoko Ono: cut piece, 1964 in Tokio, London, New York and Paris: https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/yoko-ono-cut-piece-1964/   

- Valie Export 1966 and 67, Vienna : https://awarewomenartists.com/artiste/valie-export/ 

- Orlan , baisé de l’artiste, 1977, Paris : https://vimeo.com/316577052 

- Ana Miendeta: rape scene, 1973 ; https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/mendieta-untitled-rapescene-t13355  

- Emma Schukovitz, 2014-15 « carry that wait » ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattress_Performance_(Carry_That_Weight)