Procreation/Postcreation was a publication project. It began with an open call to artists to send work in, mostly via email. These were compiled and laid out as a publication that was launched in 2003.
Artists: Alicia Villareal, D. Srinidhi, Darlene Lee, Eduardo Enriquez, Estelle Cohenny, Esther Ferrer, Hasi, Jana Francova, Jittima Pholsawake, Jocelyn Ortt-Saeed, Kai Kaljo, Khaisaeng Phanyawatchira, Liliane Zumkemi, Madhulika Ghosh, Margaret Nagawa, Mink Nopparat, Mona Bur, Nabwong Chuaychuwong , Nguyen Thi Quang Vinh, Padmini Balaram, Pinaree Sanpitak, พินรี สัณฑ์พิทักษ์, Riketa Mamaj, Sejla Kameric, Shalini Patel, Tamara Moyzes, Tara Morelos, Tei Kobayashi, The Beauty Suit Group, The Crescent Moon, The Wandering Moon Performing Group and Endless Journey, Tina Gonzales, Virginia Hillyard
About Procreation/Postcreation
Varsha Nair, 'Shudders in the Cradle', Women, Art and Technology: Collected Essays. First International Women’s Art Festival Taiwan, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
"Influenced by world events and personal situations, the concept for this project had already started to take shape at the last event in 2001. As more and more artists – female and male, started to show interest, there was a need to broaden the event to allow participation of many.
The idea was also to reach out to individuals and groups who were previously unknown to us. In making the project location free, a decision was made to use valuable resources, both in terms of organising and financing, to have people send in contributions on the theme. This could then be published in the form of a book that could be compiled, edited and designed on a home computer and, easily distributed.
By exploring old and new myths and realities surrounding creation, we can reveal how these factors have influenced the thinking of societies in the past, today and will continue to do so into the future.
Much of this data may be in danger of becoming lost or forgotten and replaced with the passing of time.
Our aim is to gather current and past knowledge about the act of creation and its many interpretations, to initiate dialogue and create a stimulating document on fertility, developments in medicine, science and related technology, gender, sexuality, social and all related human issues." Read more...
Varsha Nair, 'Womanifesto: A Biennial Art Exchange in Thailand', Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia, vol. 3, no. 1, March 2019. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/721050
“[T]he fourth Womanifesto event in 2003 was planned as an international publication in print. This project began with an open call to artists and non-artists, male and female, from all walks of life to create work on the theme “Procreation/Postcreation”. Most of the works were sent via email. The material received was compiled and edited, and a publication in the form of a box was designed, with over 88 contributions, each on individual sheets of paper and with its own specific layout. “Procreation/Postcreation” was about collecting, archiving and documenting personal stories, old and new beliefs, medical facts, taboos, recipes, poems and more. Presenting thoughts, ideas and data from individuals and groups from across the globe, this project received an overwhelming response and 90% of the participants were previously unknown to us. The call for participation spread far and wide via personal email lists, web postings and in publications such as n.paradoxa, a UK-based international journal on feminist art. The project developed over a one-year period and was completed and launched in November 2003. The launch at Pridi Banomyong Institute in Bangkok took place over an evening where the contents of the box, along with video documentation of the 2001 workshop were installed in the exhibition space. Well-attended programme also included performance presentations by some of the participating artists. " Read more...
Images from Procreation/Postcreation
Further Reading
Varsha Nair, 'Shudders in the Cradle', Women, Art and Technology: Collected Essays. First International Women’s Art Festival Taiwan, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts https://womanifesto.com/essays/shudders-in-the-cradle-by-varsha-nair/
Varsha Nair, 'Womanifesto: A Biennial Art Exchange in Thailand', Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia, vol. 3, no. 1, March 2019. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/721050
Materials related to Procreation/Postcreation in the Asia Art Archive https://aaa.org.hk/en/collections/event-database/procreationpostcreation-publication-launch
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