continue working | Simone Neumann-Salva „I see you“

„weiterwirken-Frauen im Widerstand“ is dedicated to the often overlooked life stories of women from Bochum who offered resistance during the National Socialist era – politically, civically, culturally and mostly in secret.

In an installation, pictures and texts, we make female resistance visible, memories are brought to life in an animated film and local resistance stories are told from a current perspective.

„Data become colours, become pearls, become visible. I want your hope, your pain to be remembered. I want everyone to become courageous.“ – Simone Neumann-Salva

Simone Neumann-Salva is a visual artist and holds a doctorate in art history. She has been working as a choreographer for the macasju dance theatre since 2000. Her work has been shown at various European festivals and her short films have been screened internationally. She has been nominated for the German Video Dance Award and honoured with awards such as the Ruhrgebietspreis. Since 2017, her artistic focus has returned to the visual arts, which she implements using multimedia and digital media – particularly in the areas of concept art, social art and sci-art. Her guiding principle is: art is defence. For her, this means using artistic means to stand up against the injustices of the world. Materials and technology are secondary – they serve primarily to convey the content.

Dorothee Schäfer trained as a stonemason and sculptor in Munich. During her ten years working for the Protestant parish of Bochum in Stahlhausen, she organised various exhibitions and festivals, including the Masala Art Festival and the bobiennale. In her artistic practice, she specialises in sculpture and drawing. Schäfer has been supporting the Fritz Bauer Forum for several years with her expertise in exhibition curation and educational work through art.

A project of the Fritz Bauer Forum