Polyglot «From Woman to Woman» is a unique manifesto created in dialogue with female artists and researchers of the past. It compiles texts from women starting in the 17th century through the present day, as they seek their own voice and place, including within the field of art. The resulting video takes the form of a performative polyglot, where contemporary figures re-enact the formulas proposed by their predecessors, capturing a current, relevant narrative.
Text Excerpt:
— «From this it follows that a woman knows and chooses herself not as she is for herself, but as the man defines her.»Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1949— «Everything written by men about women must be questioned, for the man is simultaneously the judge and one of the weighed parties.»Pullen de la Barre, Treatise on the Superiority of Women over Men, 1673
— «Stop looking for men to find out what you are not—look within yourself to understand who you are.»Mina Loie, Manifesto, 1914— «It is true that it is easier to live for someone else than to try to become someone yourself.»Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique, 1963— «Woman for women. — In a woman, there always remains a strength that produces/is produced by another—specifically, by another woman.»Hélène Siksu, Medusa’s Laugh, 1975
Participation in the exhibition «Ladies' Portrait Atelier,» 2026
— «Everything can change the moment one woman hands over to another woman. A woman always has a hidden reserve; a space for another.»Hélène Siksu, «Medusa’s Laughter, ” 1975— „…what sisterhood can we speak of when the class and racial divide between affluent women in first-world countries and oppressed women from third-world countries is far more significant?“Chintia Arruzza, Titil Bhattacharyya, Nancy Fraser. „For 99 Percent, ” 2019— „…the practices of the women’s movement began to measure discrimination…“Olgerta Kharitonova, „Manifesto of the Russian Movement, ” 2015— „Therefore, in our view, speaking of a „third wave“ is wishful thinking. It smashed against the sea wall… the motto „Divide and Conquer!“ and scattered into various organizations, groups, and factions.»Olgerta Kharitonova, «Manifesto of the Russian Movement, ” 2015
— «As soon as she starts to think, to dream, to sleep, to want something, to breathe, without following established rules, she destroys that ideal…»Simone de Beauvoir, «The Second Sex, ” 1949— „…only what you desire for yourself matters, not what others want for you.“Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, „Manifesto. From Woman to Woman, ” 2019
The project included
Operator: Sasha Salman
Video Editing: Sasha SalmanVideo Cast:
Zhanna Chumpilova
Diana
Viya
Darya Shcherbakova
Artist Liza
Pichikova Masha
