RUSNAM in collaboration with
photographer Eva ZanetTIN
Choreographer&performer Nora Amin
podcast host Naari & Decolonoize Berlin
Collaborating artistS
Cham Saloum [Oud] Ipek Ipekcioglu [Voice & Ney] Sera Kalo [Voice] Zeynep AkdiL [Cello]
Samira Memarzadeh [Harp] Dima DawooD [Kanun] Oyèmi Noize [Voice& Guitar] Kim DV [Voice&Guitar]
The story behind
The visibility of BIPOC womxn producer and musicians in the alternative music scene is still very low. Most of them are not only facing sexism but many forms of discrimination.
“de:code” shares visible & invisible experiences of discrimination of women* in the world of music through an interdisciplinary fusion of music & photography & performance & podcast to create new forms of awareness in society and to empower womxn.
The main concept of de:code was created by three artists: RUSNAM, Eva Zanettin and Nora Amin.
RUSNAM created the narrative musical pieces and sonic concept by first speaking to the 8 musicians about their experiences of discrimination and then creating music together at her studio in Berlin. After these sessions, RUSNAM reinterpreted their sessions through their stories and experiences.
EVA Zanettin created the portraits of each of these musicians by physically going to the places they felt discriminated against and empowered and turning it into meaningful portraits.
Nora Amin provided mentorship to RUSNAM and Eva during the whole process. She employed her choreographic dance language to perform trauma and empowerment - healing by interweaving the diverse experiences and journeys of all artists into a dance performance that transforms their experiences into a celebration of womxnhood.
The exhibition is accompanied by the de:code podcast with host Naari, portraying each musician.
de:code is a continuation of projects
to make experiences of marginalized groups of womxn visible
