Mental health and sex remain taboo subjects - individually and especially in combination. We want to change that. Come join our Open Mic and listen in or recite your own poems, short stories and diary entries on sexuality and wellbeing.
Don’t have a text ready but want to participate? Here are some questions you could use to guide you in your writing process:
How does your mental health influence your sexuality?
How does your sexuality influence your mental health?
What effects do psychotropic drugs have on your sexuality?
What role does shame have in your sexuality?
What’s the one thing you always wanted to speak about?
We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Artists
Lilith Noah
My name is Lilith Noah, I’m a 22 year old queer poet and artist from Austria. My work centres around the experience of growing up and the happiness and pain that can come with it. My poems are written on things that otherwise get thrown away: I breathe new life into old receipts, concert tickets, napkins,... and try to turn them into art. Since I have been diagnosed with chronic depression a few years ago, writing and creating art has become a sort of therapy for me and with my platform I want to advocate for mental healthcare.
Website: www.poetlilithnoah.wixsite.com
Instagram: @lilithnoah
Valerie Prinz
Valerie Prinz is an artist and writer. She mainly works research-based, generating an artistic practice by interweaving text and media. She writes for magazines and diverse projects. Her works have been exhibited as well as published.
Website: www.valerieprinz.at
Instagram: @prinzconsuela
Where? Improper Walls, Reindorfgasse 42, 1150 Wien
When? 2nd June, 18:00
Entry? Free! Please register via Eventbrite
Open Mic - Hast du Lust? is a cooperation between Improper Walls and ZIMT Magazine, who joined forces to fight mental health stigma.
About ZIMT
ZIMT is a young, interdisciplinary, multimedia Online-Magazine, which aims to destigmatize mental health. Its content ranges from journalistic portraits and artful depictions of mental illness to in-depth investigations into societal issues. At ZIMT, everyone is invited to contribute and make journalism more inclusive. By hosting physical events, the magazine makes room for conversations that may not happen otherwise. Talking about “it” helps.
Website: https://zimtmagazin.at/
Instagram/Tiktok: @zimtmagazin