If I could wish for something
Subtitle: a book of visual and text essays
By: edited by Dora García
Contributors: Fotogalleriet (Oslo, Norway); Netwerk, center for contemporary art
Publisher: Fotogallereriet; Aalst; Netwerk Aalst
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Oslo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9789081080064
Subjects: Women's rights; Exhibitions; Movements
Description: In 1930, German film composer Friedrich Hollaender wrote "Wenn ich mir was wünschen dürfte", famously performed by Marlene Dietrich. It inspired the foundation of Dora García's exhibition 'If I Could Wish for Something' and this accompanying publication. The song serves as a powerful expression of a complex concept: sadness as political strength. García in turn connects this concept with women's struggles for emancipation. Disappointed in the promise made to them by revolutionary movements, which for now remains unfulfilled, women are seeking to transform this feeling to overcome the temptation of victimhood and open up the possibility of an ethical encounter. Exhibition: Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway (03.09.-17.10.2021) / Netwerk Aalst, Belgium (11.09.0-19.12.2021).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway, from September 3 - October 17, 2021; and at Netwerk Aalst, Belgium, from September 11 - December 19, 2021