IMPROPER DOSE NO. 13

Finally, reopening!

Yes, at the beginning of this month, we too were allowed to open our doors again, just in time to have at least a soft opening of our collaborative group show Shame Shouldn't Be A Symptom.

And while we embrace the joy of getting back to normal, we are also trying to keep in mind how privileged that "normal" is. At least, for some of us. Last month we said no shame, and indeed, there is no shame in being white or male or straight, cis-gender, or just an EU citizen living in a developed western European country. But an important note is there is also no pride in it.

EDITORIALBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

HUMAN RIGHTS AND ART – LITHUANIA Pt.2

Just after the infamous traditional family march, which took place a couple of weeks ago and during the hopeful excitement of passing a gender-neutral partnership law, artist Živilė Žvėrūna talks about how art reveals the morality of our society.

ACTIVISIM, ARTIST'S VIEW, PERFORMANCEBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

INTERVIEW WITH LISA KAINZBAUER

“My personal goal as an artist is to add another perspective to the discussion. There are plenty of scientific statements on schizophrenia and mental health which are important, but so are emotional and personal insights and experiences. This discussion has to take place in public for everyone to take part and art can be the stage for that.”

ACTIVISIM, ARTIST'S VIEW, ARTBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

INTERVIEW WITH JOVAN GLUSICA

“Being surrounded with so much wealth and irrational consumerism everyday, living in one of the richest countries in the world, but also just the state of the world as we know it, has made me realize how to so many people it doesn't matter what they consume - as long as they consume it. Especially when it comes to fashion, the climate where trend hopping is most apparent.”

ACTIVISIM, FASHION, ARTBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

INTERVIEW WITH VERENA TSCHERNER AND JOERG AUZINGER

“In times like these it feels like there is a need for artists to address and draw attention to topics like climate care and migration. We would not say about ourselves that we create political art. This installation is the first work where we addressed a topic like climate care and it was not our very first intention. Also there are many more layers in this artwork than only this topic…”

ARTIST'S VIEWBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

I RUN HIGH ON THE NEW AND I LOVE THE OLD #4

Pedro pauses his reports on pages of the good old Internet to share an intimate memory and the recurrence of what he felt back then during his investigations.

COMICSBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

SHADOW

“It is only once we are able to give our Shadow what it needs (ie: acknowledgement, acceptance, compassion, love) and no longer feel shame around it, that that we can accept ourselves as whole beings and move closer to being free from unhealthy and harmful behaviors…”

ARTBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth

INTERVIEW WITH MADE OF MILLIONS

“Speaking in broad terms, most cultures do not embrace open discussions or portrayals of mental illness or taboo symptomology. At best, these conversations are seen as uncomfortable. At worst, they're ostracized or criminalized. Anything that carries a negative connotation is something we may be judged or shunned for.”

ACTIVISIM, INITIATIVEBarbora HorskáMay 30, 2021improper wallsthirteenth