lynn t musiol | Blutschwestern

In the organizer's words:

Collage and conversation

As part of the research, author and theater maker lynn t musiol is researching the experience of social insecurity that became visible through the corona pandemic and the increasing impact on institutions, science and political elites. Viruses such as corona or HIV appear not only as a medical reality, but also as a metaphor for processes of spread: of fear and control as well as solidarity, dissent and collective agency.

In Bochum, lynn t musiol examines resistant practices in the history of lesbian activism and lesbian movements and asks how marginalized experiences can be collected, preserved and activated as political knowledge. In Saxony-Anhalt, the focus is on resistance practices of citizens' initiatives and the environmental movement. Through conversations, archival work and the collection of testimonials, a collage of different generations and contexts in West and East emerges in "Blood Sisters", derived from the blood sisters who volunteered in America during the AIDS pandemic. The research follows the paths along which experiences, strategies and attitudes circulate - and examines how forms of "contagious" resistance emerge, spread and open up new scope for action.

The OSTEN Bitterfeld-Wolfen Festival and the Impulse Festival are cooperating as part of the network support provided by the Fonds Darstellende Künste and exchanging views on experiences of transformation in East and West. In two artistic residencies between Saxony-Anhalt and the Ruhr region, Mandy Unger and lynn t musiol are researching former places of work as well as queer and civic resistance practices.

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Collage and Talk

As part of their research, writer and theater practitioner lynn t musiol explores experiences of social uncertainty that manifested as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing influence of institutions, academia and political elites. Viruses such as COVID-19 or HIV are seen not only as a medical reality but also as a metaphor for means of dissemination: of fear and control, as well as of solidarity, dissent and collective agency.
In Bochum, lynn t musiol scrutinises the history of lesbian activism and lesbian movements for practices of resistance and explores how marginalized experiences can be gathered, preserved and mobilized to become political knowledge. In Saxony-Anhalt, their focus is on resistance practices within citizens' initiatives and the environmental movement. Through interviews, archival research and the gathering of personal accounts, "Blutschwestern" - a term derived from the blood sisters who volunteered in America during the AIDS pandemic - creates a collage of different generations and contexts in both East and West. The research traces the pathways on which experiences, strategies and attitudes circulate - and examines how forms of "contagious" resistance emerge, spread, and initiate new spheres of influence.

Within the framework of the network funding by the Fonds Darstellende Künste, the OSTEN Festival Bitterfeld-Wolfen and the Impulse Festival are cooperating and exchanging experiences of transformation in East and West. In two artistic residencies between Saxony-Anhalt and the Ruhr region, Mandy Unger and lynn t musiol are researching former workplaces as well as queer and civic practices of resistance.