Tender Absence 2023 marked a week of exchange and (un)learning: 13 artists came together in the Glocal Class residency program to discuss, learn from each other, and work together.
In February 2023, Tender Absence invited 13 artists from Peru, Tasmania, Chile, the USA, Venezuela, Iran, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Uganda, Nigeria, and India to work and reflect together on "Glocality" in the specially created Tender Absence time zone. The "Glocal Class" focused on working with local realities and environments, using the digital space as a platform for artistic experiments. The artists explored the following questions: How can we produce beyond streams and Zoom meetings? Who are the people we address on the internet? How can we globally convey our local realities without instrumentalizing them?
The results were presented in a 24-hour tour. In the collaborative, hybrid exhibition, the artists showcase their works, give lectures, and invite the audience to navigate through the immersive environment with their own avatar.
Further information on the program (tour) can be found on the Tender Absence website.
We have really big news: SISTERQUEENS has received funding from the Lotto Foundation Berlin! We still have a bit of sorting out to do, but soon we'll be back with workshops, concerts, new songs, block parties and much more! Our biggest thanks go out to all our numerous supporters. Funding is still tight, so we are of course still happy to receive donations and are currently still looking for more funds. If you would like to support SISTERQUEENS, you can find all the information at kollaboev.de.
Judith von Plato attended the rap workshop during the Easter vacations as part of the “sister*hood” project and wrote about SISTERQUEENS – especially about how important it is for the participants to have shared experiences. The article "Wut und Mut und ein Mikrofon" was published in Die Zeit, No. 21 2025. If you have a Zeit subscription, you can read the article here.
The documentary “Sisterqueens” has been released in cinemas. On March 9, we were guests at a special screening at Babylon Kreuzberg for a Q&A and subsequent discussion about the cultural cuts in Berlin. You can find the latest cinema dates on the film's Instagram channel @sisterqueens_film
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