| Description | Dzuverovic discusses the limitations of exclusivity in women's only work, her ambivalence toward the explicit feminism of the Her Noise project, believing instead that the politics were implicit. She makes a comparison between her previously curated project, 'Interference' (at LUX) and the curatorial approach of Her Noise shared with Anne Hilde Neset. Dzuverovic continues to discuss the process of curation as asking the right questions & making responsive decisions, developing strategies to affect change, the gap between her female heroines and people she had previously worked with. She talks about the history of The LUX & The Wire as mostly operating through male networks and notes what she considers to be a lack of confidence in women which leads to their temerity when it comes to entering male dominated environments. Responsibilities of curating to 'dig deeper', social responsibility.
The interview continues with a discussion on Dzuverovic's perception that it is the responsibility of artists to make themselves more visible; artists are only as empowered
as their knowledge, means & networks allow. As a curator, Dzuverovic sees that her responsibility is to facilitate meeting points between the steps made by artists and the
steps made by curators and moving beyond biennials and high profile art shows. Social responsibility underlies her curatorial vision but is not sole drive as she faces the reality of funding restrictions. She continues to question the possibility of intrinsic qualities in the work of women, gender stereotyping, relationships between an understanding of the landscape of gender/music/histories and how they may manifest in peoples work and the politics that were intrinsic to the Her Noise program. The creation of communities in relation to understanding gender bias, DIY strategies in people's work, reasons, choices, particular aesthetics and politics as oppositional to pristine forms such as post-punk and riot grrrl inserted into conventional visual arts/gallery contexts are discussed. recontextualising post-punk etc works/aesthetics- questions of commodification. |