TW: Testemony of sexual and social violence
Survival Manual is a participative platform designed for people with diverse experiences but a shared interest—to be able to find support in difficult life situations and to collectively build autonomous support networks for their communities.
It is a space of encounters between survivors of sexualized violence, psychiatric survivors, Roma women, people with an addiction experience, as well as LGBTQ+ activists and other activists, dealing with various forms of oppression. Through the exchange of methods, needs, and frustrations, this polyphony of voices offers a critique of the institutional care system and aims to develop alternatives.
In the performance, each participant offers a piece of themselves. Each reads a text meaningful for their existence. Some write their own words and some borrow the words of others. All aim to transform silence into collective action.
Participants: Alma Lily Rayner (reading Audre Lorde), Mirka Slívová, Zuzana Fialová, Martin Novák (reading Donnard White), Alex Sihelská, Andrea Tobolová, Radek Šabacký (reading Bell Hooks), Alex Vonsík, Elena Gorolová, Tess (reading Václav Hrabě), Bára Vidomská (reading Anastázie Klemensová), Ladislav Fabian, Magdalena Šipka and Jakub Černý (reading John Donne).
Concept, director and editor: Alma Lily Rayner
Camera: Michal Blecha, Ivan Svoboda
Sound: Jakub Černý
Translation to Czech: Olga Pek, Martin Novák
Translation to English: Františka Schormová, Veronika Pehe
Production: Jindřich Chalupecký Society
More information about the project: https://www.almalilyrayner.com/survival-manual
Alma Lily Rayner (b.1984) is a multidisciplinary artist and a feminist activist born in Israel and based in Prague, Czech Republic. Her work revolves around sociopolitical themes linked to gender, trauma, and the culturally invisible. While highly personal, her projects are conducted through long-term research, and aim to question dominant discourses of power. In her practice, Rayner combines various digital media, recycled (audio)visual leftovers, and pieces of texts. She experiments with different forms of public intervention such as panel discussions and site-specific installations.
Alma Lily Rayner (b.1984) is a multidisciplinary artist and a feminist activist born in Israel and based in Prague, Czech Republic. Her work revolves around sociopolitical themes linked to gender, trauma, and the culturally invisible. While highly personal, her projects are conducted through long-term research, and aim to question dominant discourses of power. In her practice, Rayner combines various digital media, recycled (audio)visual leftovers, and pieces of texts. She experiments with different forms of public intervention such as panel discussions and site-specific installations.
