‘Vase’ by Mariia Mytrofanova, contribution to ‘Grieve with me’ by Julia Fidder. Picture by Lennart Creutzburg.

On Thursday 12th October 2023, 17:00-19:00, we welcome you to the book launch of Julia Fidder’s art publication Grieve with Me.
The event is part of PUBLICS Festival of Books and Voices 2023.

Grieve with Me is an invitation to imagine alternative ways of grief in today’s world. In an attempt to oppose normative thought caused by capitalist thinking and the privatization of grief due to neoliberalism, the publication explores shared grieving rituals and communal mourning in contemporary times.

By adapting a variety of writing formats and including diverse artistic agents, this publication situates itself as a curatorial project that is composed of biographical texts, essays and selected artistic productions. The contributors to the publication are artists and artistic practitioners Nadine Byrne, Mariia Mytrofanova, Mourning School, Juliana Irene Smith and Jeroen van Wijk. Their contributions were supported to find an outcome in a non-traditional publication format, allowing the inclusion of textile works, sound pieces and objects.

The publication is a limited edition of 25 copies.

Julia Fidder (Rotterdam, 1997) is a Dutch curator and writer based in Helsinki. As an independent curator and writer she has been exploring the meaning of motherhood, self-care, grief and rituals in today’s world. Her current research project is called Grieve with me, which is an invitation to come together to grief on our own terms. In an attempt to oppose normative thought caused by capitalist thinking and the privatization of grief due to neoliberalism, Grieve with me explores shared grieving rituals and communal mourning in contemporary times.

Fidder has worked for several art institutions including Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma (Helsinki, Finland), De Kunstmeisjes (The Netherlands), Helsinki Biennial 2023, SEA Foundation (Tilburg, The Netherlands) and MU artspace (Eindhoven, The Netherlands).