Doublebind Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2003 Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Bremen 2004 curated by Signe Theill In this exhibition, female artists were invited to reflect upon their identities as artists and mothers. The work "Utopia - Rehearsing instead of Practicing" thematizes the view of the balancing act between social norms and utopian aspiration, which is associated with the presence of children. Two cushioned seating elements refer formally to the layout of Thomas Morus’ island of Utopia. On one seating element is a reader with collected statements and quotes. These contain a questioning of the traditional, standardized methods of conveyance used in classical pedagogy vs. an apparent "objectifyibility" of reality (e.g. 2x2=green, Heinz von Foerster). With this, a video is shown, made up of a collection of clips from the classic "Winnetou" films, memory sequences from a literary utopia. The scenes are commentated by a continuous text conveyor belt, citing quotes from two contemporary pedagogues who coined the term "Dialogical Learning": "The theory comes only at the very end." Rune Mields, Susanne Stövhase, Eva Partum, Valie Export, Judith Samen Installation view Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2003 more