Publisher's Synopsis
Performing Change, a collection of interviews by artist Mathilde ter Heijne, explores the idea of open-ended, collaborative art processes and their transformative potential beyond the confines of art. Designed as an artist's book and published in conjunction with her exhibition at the Museum für Freie Kunst in Freiburg (November 8, 2014-February 22, 2015), the book shows handwritten revisions, annotations, and drawings from contributors including voodoo priest Togbé Hounon-Hounougbo Bahounsou and priestess Mamissi DaPovi, women from the Kartal Kadin Ürünleri Pazari (Women's Products Market) in Istanbul, ayahuasca shaman and biologist Ulrich Meyerratken, ceremonial magic anthropologist Susan Greenwood and artists, curators and critics Sabeth Buchmann, Anselm Franke, Elke Bippus, Amy Patton, Mark Kremer, Janne Schäfer, and Kristine Agergaard, with a preface interview by Museum für Freie Kunst curators Christine Litz and Sophia Trollmann.
Contributors
Kristine Agergaard, Anke Bagma, Togbé Hounon Hounougbo Bahousou, Elke Bippus, Esma Boz, Sabeth Buchmann, Anselm Franke, Susan Greenwood, Mathilde ter Heijne, Mark Kremer, Christine Litz, Ulrich Meyerratken, Amy Patton, Mamissi Da Povi, Janne Schäfer, Sophia Trollman, Engin Yardimci
