Ö1 Kunstradio's contribution to this focus is not a review of the achievements of the women's movement, but a feminist and radically future-oriented perspective of the artist and composer Elisabeth Schimana. In her radio piece entitled "Gebären" ("Birthing"), alternatives to common gender roles and family models anchored in our society are presented - and areas that are taboo and too intimate to be publicly discussed and thought through are also entered.
For example: sexual desire to give birth and breastfeed, men with wombs, breastfeeding of foreign babies and co-parenting, i.e. joint parenthood without couple relationship. Some of these alternatives undoubtedly scratch the capitalist and patriarchal foundations on which our world is based.
![]() „In the patriarchal system in which we live, control over the female and her childbearing body is a primal need. This system of control determines whether, when and how the next generations will be born to obtain the state. If a state needs soldiers, abortion is forbidden under penalty of death, or women of childbearing age are recruited via social networks, if no girls are needed their birth is prohibited, if the state needs children, there is a family bonus…. María Llopi's book “Maternidades subversivas” (Subversive Motherhood, 2015) shakes things up. She formulates alternatives such as orgiastic birth, co-parenthood or co-breastfeeding based on interviews she conducted.“ (Elisabeth Schimana) Intro: Rosario Hernández Catalán Chapter 1 - Orgasmic birth: María Llopis, Núria M. Martin, Sarri Wilde Chapter 2 – Social realities:: María Llopis, Alicia Murillo Chapter 3 – Gender: María Llopis, Erik Huma, Del Lagrace Volcano Chapter 4 – Co- Parenthood: María Llopis, Mad Kate Chapter 5 – Co- Breastfeeding: María Llopis, Barbara Iserte Chapter 6 – Gynaecology: Pabla Pérez, Klau Kinky Chapter 7 – Matriarchal: María Llopis, Jesusa Ricoy Olariaga Chapter 8 – Ecosex: Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens Concept and music: Elisabeth Schimana Voices: Rosie Waites, Riem Higazi, Andreas Maurer Soundengineer: Martin Leitner Production: Ö1 Kunstradio, 2019 All texts are taken from María Llopis book “Maternidades subversivas” in an unpublished English translation. Links: The Art Of Reproduction |