PROGRAM OF COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES
A verse from one of the most renown Valencian poets, María Beneyto, provides the title for this exhibition, from her poem “Criatura múltiple” in which she delves deep inside her own multiplicity, her strength and her vulnerability.
This exhibition was designed in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the 25th of November. It showcases a variety of artworks from different collections with a central theme—the condemnation of gender violence and the demand for women’s liberation. According to statistics from the United Nations, one in every three women have suffered some form of gender-based violence in their lifetimes, and around the world, every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by a family member.
This project aims to build an illustrative narrative condemning gender-based violence in all its forms through a wide selection of pieces from different private collections (Pilar Citoler, Inelcom, DKV...) and, in particular, pieces pertaining to the endowment funds of the following Valencian public universities: University of Alacant, Miguel Hernández University, Universitat Jaume I, Universitat Politècnica de València and the Universitat de València.
The exhibition is divided into four thematic spheres in which each space addresses violence against women from a different perspective:
Ending gender-based violence
The exhibition begins with the first thematic sphere titled “Ending gender-based violence”. In this space, you will find pieces that either aim to give visibility to different facets of gender-based violence or pieces denouncing the violence against women in all its forms. They address the violence in a broad manner and often quite subtly. The works contend with various topics, such as the spaces that harbour violence, media and the press, social norms that demonise women, or the physical traces left by gender-based violence.
Women are not weapons of war
This space draws the viewers’ attention to a violence suffered by women that is often silenced by the very context in which it occurs. In armed conflicts, beyond the violence suffered by all, women suffer an additional violence, specific to their gender. As published by International Amnesty (based on UN data) girls are 90% less likely to have access to education than boys in conflict zones. In addition, they are often victims of child marriage, slave labour and recruitment as child soldiers.
This thematic area aims to give the role of gender in armed conflicts and war the visibility it deserves and to raise awareness on how women and girls are disproportionately affected in these circumstances.
Against sexist stereotypes
This space showcases diverse works that speak out about the importance of recognising sexist stereotypes in the visual world. Through the years, fashion, films, advertising and art have fabricated an unrealistic model of women and girls in society, one that is often linked to either a traditionally domestic image or a hyper-sexualised, objectifying one. For this reason, the pieces included in this section admonish these sexual stereotypes in visual media and argue the importance of challenging them in order to establish a more realistic and egalitarian image of women in society.
Resilience and survival
In contrast to the three previous thematic spheres, which all aim to raise awareness with regard to the multiple forms of violence against women (gender-based violence, sexism and visual stereotypes), this section is dedicated to female resilience and survival. A space for recovery, to reclaim the path of overcoming violence and use it to create a fairer, kinder future for women. Resilience is the ability to adapt when confronted with adversity or misfortune, but resilience is also the ability to survive the pain, not to look back, but rather forward to a new, stronger, more durable and more sustainable future. The artists whose work is displayed in this section speak to us about the different ways of healing and overcoming gender violence.
Sections and artists:
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Ending gender-based violence Concha Jerez – New Collection Pilar Citoler Estefanía Martín Sáenz – UV Collection Sandra Gamarra – INELCOM Collection Alessandra Spranzi – INELCOM Collection Isabel Oliver – UPV Collection Nuria Rodríguez – UPV Collection Julia Galán - UJI Collection Maribel Domènech - UV Collection
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Women are not weapons of war Carmen Calvo – New Collection Pilar Citoler Doris Salcedo – New Collection Pilar Citoler María Carbonell – UV Collection Gabriela Bettini – DKV Collection Núria Güell – DKV Collection Art al Quadrat – UMH Collection Ana Teresa Ortega Aznar - UV Collection Mª Jesús González / Patricia Gómez - UV Collection |
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Against sexist stereotypes Sanja Iveković – New Collection Pilar Citoler Mavi Escamilla – UV Collection Sophie Calle – INELCOM Collection Ángela García Codoñer – UMH Collection and UPV Collection Maruja Mallo - UV Collection Ingrid Lozano - University of Alicante |
Resilience and survival Soledad Córdoba – New Collection Pilar Citoler Marina Vargas – New Collection Pilar Citoler Isabel Villar – UV Collection Marina Núñez – DKV Collection Hanna Jarzabek - UJI Collection María María Acha-Kutscher - University of Alicante Úrsula Ochoa - University of Alicante Päivi Koskinen - University of Alicante |
The project is complemented by theinstallation titled INDIGNADES where artist María María Acha-Kutscher shows the current female activism in the form of protests.
Arranged visits for groupsdm and mediation program:
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