Made to Protest — Textile protest culture
Project information
submitted by
Joy-Fabienne Marie Enzmann
Co-Authors
Maika Çetin, Vanity Dörr, Annemarie Grund, Anna-Sophie Leipfinger, Charlotte Rein, Hannah Uhlmann, Nora von Zahn, Johanna Krausmann
Mentors
Joy-Fabienne Enzmann, Anne Marx
Faculty:
Art and Design,
Bauhaus.Module
Degree programme:
Urban Planning (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)),
Urban Studies (Master of Science (M.Sc.)),
Fine Art (Diploma),
Public Art and New Artistic Strategies (english) (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)),
Product Design (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)),
Productdesign (Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Visual Communication (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)),
Visual Communication (Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) in Art Education - First or Dual Subject (1st state examination),
Art and Design/Fine Art/Media Art (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)),
Media Art and Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)),
Media Art and Design - Study programme Integrated International Media Art and Design Studies (IIMDS) (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.)),
Media Art and Design -Study programme Media Art und Design (MAD) (english) (Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)),
Media Art and Design - Study programme Media Art and Design (MAD) (english) (Master of Science (M.Sc.))
Type of project presentation
Exhibition
Semester
Sommersemester2025
- Sophienstiftsplatz - kiosk.6
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 13
- Sophienstiftsplatz - kiosk.6
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 13
Available during summaery opening hours
Participation in the Bauhaus.Modules
Project description
As soon as we dress, we communicate whether we want to or not. Clothing is a way of suggesting group affiliation or actively rejecting it. It is an opportunity for rebellion and a means of empowerment. Clothing moves us emotionally and can help us to be braver than we are. Clothing is scrutinised, evaluated and judged. Clothing is forbidden or enforced. Clothing has power.
Influenced by its feminist past, textile protest is still used today: centuries-old handicraft techniques such as knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidery and weaving are used to stand up for political values in a contemporary way - craftivism for change.
Textile production techniques, often seen as less professional than other crafts, have a great impact in the form of activism. The ‘Made to Protest’ course looks at historical and contemporary works, develops its own designs and takes them to the streets.
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