As FEMINA NON GRATA, I conduct performative rituals infused with poetic mantras and magical intention. Inspired by Taoist and Neopagan traditions, my “spells” engage audience members in participatory experiences that awaken them to their divine power.

THE POETRY ORACLE

You come with a question. She hands you a book. Open it to a random page to find your answer.

The Poetry Oracle combines the art of bibliomancy (divination through literature) with performance poetry. Based on the principle of synchronicity, bibliomancy is a form of fortune telling in which you seek spiritual insight by randomly selecting a passage from a literary or sacred texts. The Ancient Greeks often used Homer’s Iliad or Odyssey for guidance. The I Ching, the Bible, and the Qur’an have also been popular texts.

In this one-on-one performance, each participant receives a custom poem, fortune, or magic spell in response to their query. Femina Non Grata has hosted pop-up poetry stations at exhibitions, parties, and public spaces.

Selected Press
The Commission: G/POP – Puderpink

THE WITCH WITHIN

We are the witches you learned to feared. We are the goddesses men once revered. We are the exiled. We are the burned. We hold the secret to all that you yearn.

The intersection of witches and feminism go long back. The witch has long been a symbol of fear and the witch-hunts resulted in mass persecution and torture of women in Europe during centuries. These women would be healers and midwives with alternative medical knowledge about sexual reproduction who challenged traditional knowledge. The witch embodies a powerful woman, free from male ownership, who has both reflected and challenged patriarchal narratives historically. Today, witch craft offers an alternative to religion, anti-feminist and corrupt medical practices, to capitalist society and as a tool for inner empowerment and strength.

This interactive ritual performance (which also featured Christine Crook, Aggie Davies, & Zlena Van Lunarem) was originally developed for the 2017 Berlin Feminist Film Festival.

Selected Press
Libertine: Berlin Feminist Film Week
indieberlin: To Be A Witch