Gender & Space //Zora Fuhrmann: Working Title
This project uses a comic format to explore the invisible and unpaid labor of the art world by combining my own experiences as an art student with theoretical texts by Silvia Federici, inspired by Liv Strömquist.
The longer I study at the Academy of Fine Arts, the more difficult it has become to
imagine a stable future in the arts – at least in my experience. In addition to talent and
luck, a great deal of invisible and unpaid work is necessary to gain a foothold in the art
world. This project takes this work situation as its starting point and examines it in the
form of a comic. Inspired by the work of Liv Strömquist, the aim is to create an
accessible approach to both theoretical positions and artistic work. In addition to my
own experiences as an art student without wealthy parents or established networks in
the industry. The project incorporates theoretical texts by Silvia Federici, in particular
her essays on commons and reproductive labor, which we discussed in this semester's
Gender & Space course. In conjunction with artistic works on the theme of art
production and labor in our society, the aim is to outline thought-provoking ideas,
moments of insight and new perspectives.