No Me Mires, Lee Me – Μη με Κοιτάς, Διάβασέ με
The global exhibition against gender violence of the global photographic movement No Me Mires, Lee Me, directed and created by Camila Puerto at Fabrica Artspace in Athens, Greece.
#NoMeMiresLeeme
Created and directed by Camila Puerto
#NoMeMiresLeeme 2023 is a Photographic Movement against genre violence in the world. This has been possible thanks to the collaboration of women artists from different disciplines (actresses, directors, playwrights, activists, and theater investigators) and nationalities (Kurdistan, Morocco, Taiwan, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, UK, Romania, and others). It is made of a collection of 30 photographs in which each artist expresses her discourse by writing it in their body. The speech is based in the story of each of these 30 women with genre violence and/or in what they want to communicate about being a woman in their context (nationality, tradition, religion, migration, family, etc.). Each one will create the words, in their mother language and will decide how to take her photo, it all is part of the speech.
Why is it a movement?
Βecause I would like that every woman who sees this collection gets inspired to make her own, with her voice, with her story, and share it with me using the hashtag in social networks.
This movement was born on March 8th, 2020 at midday, when a collection of 33 photographs were shared on social networks (Instagram and Facebook) in protest against genre violence in México, where 10 women are murdered every day. Created by Mexican actresses, photographers and make-up artists, and titled #NoMeMiresLeeme. The Movement spread and reached many women from different states in Mexico, who also joined the movement in social networks by using the hashtag. In June 2022, 10 photos from 2020’s collection were shared at Transit Festival X in Holstebro, Denmark; and in September, a selection of 20 photos at Frauen Theater Festival in Frankfurt, Germany. After sharing the project at Frauen I noticed the potential for representing women all around the world.
During March, 2023 we will have the exhibition of the 30 photographies and a Video Performance derivative from the collection en different countries of the world: Lalish Theaterlabor, in Viena, Austria; Fabrica Athens, in Athens, Greece; Antagon TheaterAktion, in Frankfurt, Germany; Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México.
Conception of idea – director: Camila Puerto
Production of Greek exhibition: Multi-active Group of Art Fabrica Athens
Coordinator: Giovanna Michaliadi Sarti
Consultants: Evangelos Karalis, Fanis Katechos
Πληροφορίες
Where: Fabrica Artspace (125 Megalou Alexandrou, 10435, Athens)
When: 18 March 2023
Starting time: 18:30
Information: +306949409474