an invitation to an exhibition in a laundry — Leia Walz
2023
Diploma Project of Leia Walz
With works and contributions by Jaya Demmer, Hanna Franke, Hanna Müller, Natalia Kesik, Isabel Motz, Miki Feller, Marie Faass, Vera Gärtner, Nina Overkott, Laura Haak, Corinne Riepert, Juliana Vargas Zapata, Leonie Mühlen, Michel Dachner, Josefine Scheu, Nis Petersen, Moritz Schottmüller, Mona Altmann, Timotheé Charon, Sven Krahl, Nina Overkott.
Supported by Prof. Celiné Condorelli, Prof. Susanne Kriemann, Prof. Dr. Matthias Bruhn, Hanne König, Dr. Susanne Asche, Communitiy-Toolkit-Workshop, HfG-Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe City Archive, General State Archive Karlsruhe, Documentation Centre and Museum of Migration in Germany
Photos by Mascha Dilger, Ecke Kruemeln, Oliver-Selim Boualam and Nis Petersen
an invitation to an exhibition in a laundry
The exhibition took place in a laundry room and backyard in Karlsruhe, previously used for private purposes. Over 18 days, the programme highlighted the everyday manual labour of washerwomen and the societal stigma they face.
Through the act of laundry, the project explored the intersection of care work and wage labour. Grounded in research, the programme shed light on the city‘s structure, untold narratives, and blending of social roles and spaces. Informations from archives and discussions were compiled into three leaflets: „remembering,“ „working,“ and „coming together.“
The exhibition was conceived through and with contributions from friends and artists associated with the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe, who responded to the research and incorporated the metaphor of washing. The exhibition evolved from personal dialogues, creating additional connections and references.
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