Echoes is a multimedia installation that places female rage in relation to mythological narratives. Based on the figures of Medusa, the Furies and Lilith, the work transfers historical narratives into the present. It poses the question of how female self-determination, vulnerability and social attributions still have an effect today. A mask made of wax - fragile and confrontational at the same time - is accompanied by a sound piece composed from alienated voice recordings. It echoes through the room like a scream: an indictment of sexism, violence and the silence that often accompanies them.
Echoes is the echo of a millennia-old story - and an attempt to give it a new voice.
Echoes is the echo of a millennia-old story - and an attempt to give it a new voice.
Q&A on the installation ‘Echoes’ - led by Medusa, the Furies and Lilith
Medusa : ‘Tell us how your work connects our myths with the present.’
"I was looking for parallels between the injustices in your ancient tales and today's realities: How Medusa was
punished for her self-defence and women are still victims of victim-shaming today. How Lilith was banished for her
self-determination and women today have to fight for equal career opportunities and reproductive rights."
Furien: ‘Why our stories in particular?’
"At first I researched female rage in myths and only came across depictions of monsters: Women as crazy,
uncontrollable, demonic. So I turned the search around: I looked specifically for myths that make me angry as a
woman - and found you."
Lilith: ‘What does our fate mean today?’
"Lilith's offence stands for resistance to subordination. Nowadays, successful women are often labelled
“Rabenmutter” when they combine career and family. And in countries like Poland or the USA, abortion laws still
make it difficult for women to control their own bodies."
Medusa: ‘What do you want visitors to take away with them?’
"That your cry becomes audible in “Echoes” and shows: Female anger is not a flaw, but a motor for change. It is the
echo of millennia-old prejudices that we must break now."
Soundpiece 1
Soundpiece 2
Sound Installation and Sculpture, including wax, infrared lamp, steel wire, concrete, variable dimension, 2025)
Collaboration with:
Isa von Stein
Fanny Langwitz
