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TRITTICO
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Day 29
"Day 29' (2020)
Ignoring today's brief: ‘Make a commitment'
Materials: Screenshot of notes document
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'The DIY Knicker Kit Project' is a dialogical collaboration aimed at unveiling topic around menstruality (menstrual cycles, periods, religious taboo and societal shame linked to menstruation) through making, thinking and discursive processes.
The collaboration is run under the concept of 'Wombenhood: exploring the field of menstruality'.
Wombenhood:
exploring the field of menstruality
Wombenhood is an emerging dialogical space that explores topics linked to menstrual cycles, periods, societal taboos and other issues related through collaborative and participatory projects.
Aims at unveiling and unpicking menstruality with the desire to bring societal change through conversations, human interactions and art-making processes in safe spaces open to all.
Wombenhood's concept is co-founded by Valeria Medici and Rhianne Burgess.
The DIY Knicker Kit Project Online Exhibition
At conclusion of a three-month collaboration, the physical responses created by the participants and collaborators and some conversation;s abstracts have been curated and installed as part of Valeria Medici's degree show installed in the institution's studio space.
The exhibtion can only be seen via digital photographs in the gallery below and in the University of Northampton online degree show here.
We wish to thank all the participants, collaborators and people who made this collaboration happen.
If you wish to join future collaborations and conversation around the topic of menstruality, register your interest here
Visit Valeria Medici's page at the UoN Online Degree Show is visible here: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/student_profile/valeria-medici/
Fine Art Digital degree showcase: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/digital-degree-show-2021/digital-degree-showcases/dds-fine-art-ba/
The University of Northampton Digital degree showcases is available here: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/digital-degree-show-2021/digital-degree-showcases/
ABOUT WOMBENHOOD
Wombenhood is a conversation based project which offers a space for open-ended conversation around the topic of menstrual cycles.
ABOUT DIY KNICKER KIT PROJECT
From 18th January to 22nd March 2021
Dates and topics for each session can be found on the event calendar.
Scroll down this page to watch vodcasts
Sign up here
ABOUT THE OPEN-ENDED SPACE
Mondays 3-5 pm (GMT) _ Zoom
From 18th January to 22nd March 2021
A free virtual room in which audience and Wombenhood's participants can discuss the topic of menstruality.
This space can be used as an opportunity to work on your personal projects, sewing, studio making processes while informally chatting about Wombenhood's work.
Scroll down this page to watch the recordings
Welcome Video for DIY Knicker Kit Participants
The DIY Knicker Kit Project
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
9th January - 22nd March 2021
Talks and workshops will be stored below in chronological order, from the oldest to the newest.
The DIY K.K. Participants and Collaborators will be receiving email reminders with the Zoom link to attend the sessions. After the event, the recording will be edited and placed on this page. This is to allow each person to watch each session in their own time. We understand that people might be unable to attend to each activity. This is a way we hope to alleviate the pressure and to allow individual freedom.
Paty 1_Talk
Finding sacredness in the body
with Adriana Olíveira and Rhianne Burgess
Wednesday 3rd February
6 - 7 pm - Zoom
Session open Womnbenhood's project Participants and Collaborators
Finding sacredness in the body
Links to what was mentioned
Introductive PDF
Maisie Hill 'Period Power"_book
https://www.maisiehill.com/
Participant's responses and notes to the talk
TO UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSE SEND THE FILE AT wombenhood@hotmail.com
Part 2_Workshop
Finding sacredness in the body
with Adriana Olíveira and Rhianne Burgess
Saturday 13th of February
11 am - 12 pm - Zoom
Participant's contribution
Collecting materials and creating responses
TO UPLOAD YOUR RESPONSE SEND THE FILE AT wombenhood@hotmail.com
Co-curatorial conversatrion
Saturday 27th of February
11 am - 12 pm - GMT
Zoom recording
Part 1_Workshop
Perceptions of Menopause
a writing and discussion workshop by Lytisha Tunbridge
Tuesday 1st of March 2021
4o p, - GMT
Zoom recording
Note: this session is not available to watch as the participants have requested for the content not to be made public.
You are able to view the PowerPoint presentation prepared by Lytisha:
PowerPoint Presentation click to download
Resources of what was discussed during the session:
HENPICKED Menopause training in the workplace:
https://menopauseintheworkplace.co.uk/what-we-do/
Lunch and Learn: Menopause, Mental Health and Brain Fog
Webinar 16th March 12:15 pm GMThttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_26BEJ85uReuu1FMCmCXdRw
Menopause Friendly Accreditation
https://menopausefriendly.co.uk/about-us/
How CBT helps during menopause
https://henpicked.net/how-cbt-helps-during-menopause/
Book Club: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
https://henpicked.net/bookclub-grown-ups-marian-keyes/
Co-curatorial conversation Part 2
Tuesday 9th March
6 pm - GMT
Zoom recording
Talk: Menopause_A Lived Experience by Lytisha Tunbridge
Tuesday 16th March
4 pm - GMT
Zoom
RESOURCES OF POINTS DISCUSSED:
"Women's Things: writing from
mid-life and menopause launch"
Book Launch_online
https://www.facebook.com/events
/473854967079692/
NTU Graphic design students project with Lytisha Tunbridge
Co-curatorial conversation Part 3
Thursday 25th March
6 pm - GMT
Zoom
Co-curatorial PowerPoint
@wombenhood | wombenhood@hotmail.com
DIY Knicker Kit Project Launch
Saturday 9th Jan
11 am - 12 pm - Zoom live
Session open to Participants and Collaborators of the DIY Kcikr Kit Project
Workshop_What's your ritual
Saturday 9th Jan
1 - 4 pm - Zoom live
Session open to Participants and Collaborators of the DIY Kcikr Kit Project
Introduction to the Workshop:
Download the PDF here
OPEN-ENDED SPACE
Every Monday 3-5 pm (GMT)
From 11th Jan to 22nd Mar 2021
Zoom free online chat open to all.
Open-Ended Space guidelines here.
To receive the zoom link sign up here
Open-Ended Space
Monday 18th January
3 - 5 pm - Zoom live
Session open to Audience and
Womnbenhood's project Participants
Open-Ended Space
Monday 25th January
3 - 5 pm - Zoom live
Conversatoion between Valeria Medici and Taylor Phillis
Open-Ended Space
Links to what was mentioned
Tampon tax abolished from today (1st Jan 2021)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today
Period or Spotting? Natural Cycles
article_Short read
https://help.naturalcycles.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003353153-Period-or-Spotting-
Bleeding Between Periods: What is Spotting?
article_4 min read
https://www.naturalcycles.com/cyclematters/bleeding-between-periods
On Kumari Goddesses of Nepal
Living Child Goddess in Nepal | BBC Our World | SAHAR ZAND (2008)
Video_23 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-dLjePVK4E
Life of a Kumari Goddess: The Young Girls Whose Feet Never Touch Ground (2016)
Video_7 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gLC4l5Nmo
Documentary Kumari: The Sacred Anchor (2017)
Video_13 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuS03UhAXT8
Brook_Free & confidential sexual health and wellbeing experts
Maisie Hill, Period Power
book
https://www.waterstones.com/book/period-power/maisie-hill/9781472963611
Greyson Perry All Man (2016)
Video
What is Moxibustion? It’s most important benefits and treatment points. Guide 101
article
https://tcm-project.com/moxibustion-101/
Note, that Wombenhood and its artists and participants to open-ended conversations are not medical doctors or health experts. Before taking any medications or trying alternative remedies, do consult with specialists.
Open-Ended Space
Exploring endometriosis through materials
with Helen Mather
Monday 1st March
3 - 5 pm - Zoom recording
Session open to Audience and
Womnbenhood's project Participants
