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“Beim Gendern entsteht Urin” (de)
(en: “Gendering produces urine”)
“Beim Gendern entsteht Gin” (de)
(en: “Gendering produces gin”)
(“CDoupbles”)
Visuelle Gedichte / Visual poems
2025
Intervention im Kunsthaus Graz anlässlich des Internationalen Frauentags, 8. März 2025
Intervention in Kunsthaus Graz, Austria on the occasion of international women's day, 8th of March 2025
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, I placed two visual poems—Beim Gendern entsteht Urin and Beim Gendern entsteht Gin—as independent posters in Kunsthaus Graz. This typographical intervention deconstructs gendered German words ending in “gin” and “urin,” such as KöniGIN and CharmeURIN, isolating their suffixes to reveal unexpected and sometimes absurd linguistic byproducts.
This action is not about Sensibilisierung but rather Thematisierung—it does not aim to prescribe, but to make visible. The overworn gendering discussion, for me, only shifts the focus away from real women’s issues toward a dysfunctional, poorly implemented language reform. By exposing these word fragments, the works invite reflection on the structures of gendered language and the unintended meanings they create. At the same time, the contrast between “urin” and “gin” introduces humor and irony, allowing engagement without rigidity.
As an artist active professionally for around 25 years, I often grow tired of constantly asking—for cooperation, for hosting, for permission, for funding … It is like dying while waiting. This system kills spontaneity, dulls the actuality of artistic expression, and removes the possibility of being truly on the pulse of the times.
March 8th is a day of speeches, demonstrations, and statements. This was mine—quiet, unsanctioned, but unapologetically present. By placing these posters without prior approval, I align with a broader artistic tradition of intervening in public and institutional spaces. Language, like space, is not neutral—it is structured, coded, and often contested. This action playfully yet critically engages with these structures, raising questions rather than offering fixed answers.
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“Beim Gendern entsteht Gin” (de)
(en: “Gendering produces gin”)
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“Beim Gendern entsteht Urin” (de)
(en: “Gendering produces gin”)
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