Ausstellung & Talk: TO SURVIVE - For the Pain, for the Confusion, for them Monsters

When a child has to go through something unbearable, they’ll do anything just to get through it somehow. They shut themselves off from the world. They barely manage to survive. 

The path to survival is marked by deep pain and utter confusion. Survivors often cannot find the words. How can you put into words something you don’t even understand yourself? How can you remember something that no child should ever have to endure?

Even before there were any conscious memories of the horrors of the past, stories about the pain and confusion were told through art. 

This exhibition is a step toward piecing together the puzzle, developing an understanding of traumatic episodes, and feeling neither shame nor guilt for what happened. 

It is a step toward self-empowerment. 

This is for all survivors—the strongest people I have ever met. 

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Program

Friday, 6:30 p.m. Artist Talk: Luisa Hammer with Madvhi Ramani (author and podcast host)

Saturday, 4:00 p.m. Exhibition tour with the artist

Sunday, 4:00–7:00 p.m. A non-binary (afab) person who works in the field of sexualized violence will be present and available for conversations as needed.

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Dr. Luisa Hammer is an economist by profession. She enjoys delving intellectually into the depths of society. Her true passion, however, lies in art. 

She expresses her creativity primarily through painting, occasionally through clay sculptures, and also through singing. 

Some time ago, disturbing memories resurfaced. Now it’s time to confront them, process them, and stay committed to the process. She has decided to speak openly about this, including in this podcast episode with Ms. Informed.

A wonderful son.