HERTA MÜLLER TECHNIQUE ZINE-WORKSHOP BY DENIZ GÜVENSOY & SEZER DILAN ZIRHLI

Feminist Zine Workshop – Cordial Invitation for all Women* & Flinta*

WHEN:

Friday 15th March 5-8pm

Saturday 16th March 5-8pm

WHERE: 

Mz*Baltazar’s Laboratory (Jägerstraße 52-54, 1200 Vienna)

Inspired by the Herta Müller technique of “collage-poetic” writing, in this workshop, we will elevate word collages and writing with images into true poetic works of art – a combination of scissors and paper with profound meaning. We encounter words everywhere, and each one of them is capable of telling a whole story. We will cut out letters and words from newspapers, magazines, and advertising brochures together. With our life plans, experiences, and a feminist sense of design, we will set these fragments into new texts and compose captivating collages.

Inspiriert von der Herta-Müller-Technik des “collage-poetischen” Schreibens, werden wir in diesem Workshop Wortcollagen und das Schreiben mit Bildern zu wahren poetischen Kunstwerken erheben – eine Kombination aus Schere und Papier mit tiefsinniger Bedeutung. Worte begegnen uns überall, und jedes von ihnen ist in der Lage, eine ganze Geschichte zu erzählen. Wir werden gemeinsam Buchstaben und Wörter aus Zeitungen, Zeitschriften und Werbebroschüren ausschneiden. Mit unseren Lebensentwürfen, Erfahrungen und einem feministischen Sinn für Gestaltung setzen wir diese Fragmente zu neuen Texten zusammen und komponieren fesselnde Collagen.

Herta Müller’in “kolaj-şiirsel” yazı tekniğinden esinlenen bu atölyede, kelime kolajlarını ve imgelerle yazmayı makas ve kağıdın derin anlamlarla birleşimine ve şiirsel sanat eserlerine dönüştüreceğiz. Tek bir kelime bütün bir hikayeyi anlatma kapasitesine sahiptir. Onlarla her yerde karşılaşırız. Gazetelerden, dergilerden ve reklam broşürlerinden kestiğimiz harfleri ve kelimeleri, hayat planlarımız, deneyimlerimiz ve feminist bir tasarım anlayışıyla yeni metinlere dönüştürecek ve büyüleyici kolajlar oluşturacağız.

Word collages and writing using Herta Müller’s technique – Poetic works of art with scissors and paper

Nobel Prize winner Herta Müller (born August 17, 1953 in Nitzkydorf, Romania) is a Romanian-German writer who grew up in the Romanian Banat and emigrated to Germany in 1987. In her works, Müller addresses the consequences of the communist dictatorship in Romania. 

Herta Müller is a great collector of words. For years, she has been hoarding old newspapers, magazines and advertising brochures, cutting out words and letters from them and then gluing them together to create postcard-sized works of art. Her books such as “Die blassen Herren mit Mokkatassen”, “Vater telefoniert mit den Fliegen” and “Im Heimweh ist ein blauer Saal” … etc. continue the collection: surprising text images full of magic and riddles. Pure poetry.

Photo credit: Olesya Kleymenova

In this workshop, we will physically cut out the letters, words and images from newspapers, magazines and advertising brochures to create new texts using the collage technique. We will deconstruct the established text and try to achieve alternative poetic meanings. The objective is to articulate personal feelings, experiences, life trajectories, within the realm of a feminist creative space. 

The workshop guides the participants through the intricacies of Müller’s collage craftsmanship, empowering them to express themselves. Embracing a synthesis of diverse media, including textual and visual elements, one can achieve versatile results.

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Herta Müller’in “kolaj-şiirsel” yazı tekniğinden esinlenen bu atölyede, kelime kolajlarını ve imgelerle yazmayı makas ve kağıdın derin anlamlarla birleşimine ve şiirsel sanat eserlerine dönüştüreceğiz. Tek bir kelime bütün bir hikayeyi anlatma kapasitesine sahiptir. Onlarla her yerde karşılaşırız. Gazetelerden, dergilerden ve reklam broşürlerinden kestiğimiz harfleri ve kelimeleri, hayat planlarımız, deneyimlerimiz ve feminist bir tasarım anlayışıyla yeni metinlere dönüştürecek ve büyüleyici kolajlar oluşturacağız.

Documentation of a workshop in the frame of “Das Goldenen Buch” using Herta Müller’ s technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcOnHvWf3_M&t=1s

The Fan/Zine workshop series “Das Goldene Buch” (VERLINKEN: https://dasgoldenebuch.org/archive) is a SHIFT supported project by Fabrikraum (VERLINKEN: https://www.fabrikraum.org/)

The workshop will be hold in german/english/turkish

REGISTRATION workshop: info@dasgoldenebuch.org (please mention, which date you wanna join)

References Zine workshop: https://dasgoldenebuch.org/archive

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