The 8th Festival of Queer and Feminist Culture Smoqua, from October 10th to 12th, invites you to explore a bold, beautiful and boundary-pushing celebration of queer and feminist art. From exhibition to performance and film, we can explore power, diversity, and resilience.
FRIDAY, October 11th
Performance: Hair, Stones and Voices, Shahrzad Nazarpour // 18.30 – 19.00 // O.K. Gallery, Krešimirova 26
Young Iranian-Austrian artist explores revolutionary forms of existence, addressing issues of resistance and freedom, with a focus on the emancipation of FLINTA* persons in Iran and Afghanistan..
Shahrzad Nazarpour has been creating this performance series since 2020. In her work, she deals with themes such as political bodies, colonial fantasies, and various forms of discrimination by combining theatre, dance, and performance art.
More about the performance, Shahrzad and why she does what she does is here in Croatian and here in German
The event is organised with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum Zagreb.
Exhibition Opening: COME // 19.00 – 20.00 // O.K. Gallery, Krešimirova 26
Various objects and artworks symbolise important milestones in the endless process of coming out. Authors Jan Franjul and Mario Buletić show quotes, physical objects, photos and videos and encourage the audience to share their own story or donate an object that represents it. The exhibition is open until October 15th.
Jan Franjul works in the independent art and culture sector, focusing on artivism, the intersection of art, culture, and activism.
Mario Buletić, museum advisor at the Ethnographic Museum of Istria, specializes in critical museology, everyday ethnography, digital environments, and social inclusivity through museum theory and practice.
The official webpage of Coming Out Museum with more details on the exhibition, its idea and background is here.
Film: Common as Red Hair // 20.30 – 21.00 // Art-kino Croatia, Krešimirova 2
The award-winning American short film is a moving story on medical interventions performed on intersex infants.
Author and director of the film is Robbie Robertson, a playwright and screenwriter whose screenplays have placed in several national competitions.
Executive producer, Kimberly Zieselman, is an intersex woman, lawyer, and human rights advocate with extensive experience advocating for intersex rights.
After the movie, from 9 pm to 10 pm, executive producer talks with intersex activists Erin Vlahović (Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice) and Kristian Ranđelović (XY Spectrum).
Free entrance.
About film:
Duration: 15 min
Webpage and trailer: https://www.commonasredhair.com/
Smoqua waits for you, mwa mwa 😊
