Testimonial Bag, 2020. Rug made out of non western cultural appropriating clothing donated by other white people as a testimonial and wish to break imagery of white supremacy. Burial of the White Man, Kleiner Gleichberg, Germany. Initiated by Erik Niedling and Ingo Niermann, curated by Jeronim Horvat. Photo credit Jeronim Horvat.
Testimonial Bag, 2020.
Testimonial Bag
“Burial of the White Man” is a reoccurring event taking place at mountain site Kleiner Gleischberg, Germany, where a group of artists are invited by the curators to discuss the conditions for overcoming white supremacy, build a stone pyramid collectively and bring a piece for the show
For the 2020 version of the exhibition, Anna Walther wanted to put forward questions about cultural appropriation. Prior to the event Walther made an open call through social media to collect clothing with a non-Western origin or in a non-Western design from other white peoples’ wardrobes. With the donated garments she created a colorful and multi patterned patchwork blanket uniting all the assembled garments. The piece was an invitation to reflect upon what kind of clothing we choose to wear, and what cultural, social and political implications it has - and how everyday we wear structural racism and white supremacy on our bodies.
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Testimonial Bag, 2020. Rug made out of non western cultural appropriating clothing donated by other white people as a testimonial and wish to break imagery of white supremacy. Burial of the White Man, Kleiner Gleichberg, Germany. Initiated by Erik Niedling and Ingo Niermann, curated by Jeronim Horvat. Photo credit Jeronim Horvat.
Testimonial Bag, 2020.
Testimonial Bag
“Burial of the White Man” is a reoccurring event taking place at mountain site Kleiner Gleischberg, Germany, where a group of artists are invited by the curators to discuss the conditions for overcoming white supremacy, build a stone pyramid collectively and bring a piece for the show
For the 2020 version of the exhibition, Anna Walther wanted to put forward questions about cultural appropriation. Prior to the event Walther made an open call through social media to collect clothing with a non-Western origin or in a non-Western design from other white peoples’ wardrobes. With the donated garments she created a colorful and multi patterned patchwork blanket uniting all the assembled garments. The piece was an invitation to reflect upon what kind of clothing we choose to wear, and what cultural, social and political implications it has - and how everyday we wear structural racism and white supremacy on our bodies.
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