FD13 residency for the arts welcomes LA-born, Berlin-based artist, writer, activist, and witch Johanna Hedva. Hedva’s residency begins with an astrological writing workshop and concludes with To Those Mad, Sick, Crip Selves a discussion of sickness, care, disability, and healing based on Hedva’s recently published essay “Letter to a Young Doctor” (Jan 2018, Triple Canopy).
Malus Daemon: Temple of ill-omen, Doomed to climb
A Writing Workshop on Storytelling, Fate, and Astrology
Sunday, March 4, from 4 – 7 pm
The Future, 2223 E 35th St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Can the embrace of fate through mythological stories be a form of rewriting oneself? Can bad luck be reclaimed? How should we value the catharsis of doom? This free writing workshop, led by Johanna Hedva, will focus on astrology, mythology, and storytelling. Hedva, a practicing astrologer raised within traditions of Catholic folk magic and Korean fortune-telling, will help participants explore the cycles and patterns of Hellenistic astrology as possible genres for writing and narrative. Participants are invited to bring their birth information or natal charts as materials to support the writing process.
This workshop takes place at The Future, an apothecary and project space, located in South Minneapolis’ Witch District. Capacity is limited to 10 people. Please book your free place here.
Accessibility note: The environment is not scent free, but contains traces of incense and other perfumes. Cleaning products are made from natural substances without artificial scents. The Future is accessed one step up from the street, and a threshold ramp will be made available. Free street parking is available off E 35th Street. If you have specific questions about access please write info@fd13residency.org at least 3 days in advance of the event. We will make every possible effort to accommodate you.
To Those Mad, Sick, Crip Selves
Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm
company, 1237 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Can we imagine a doctor-patient relationship based on collaboration and trust, on a more holistic view of the patient? How can we conceive of the care we give and receive from others as being enmeshed with our political futures? To Those Mad, Sick, Crip Selves is a re-evaluation of the terms of engagement between patient and doctor, self and institution.
In their recently published epistolary essay “Letter to a Young Doctor” Johanna Hedva invites the reader to imagine how a doctor-patient relationship based on collaboration and trust might serve as a model of political resistance, justice, and healing. Hedva will also read from their new novel, On Hell, which envisions the insurrectionary potential of the crip, queer, and sick body. The reading will be followed by a discussion moderated by Lara Mimosa Montes, Senior Editor of Triple Canopy. Book your free place here.
Accessibility note: company is fully accessible to wheelchair users with ramp access
to the venue on 13th Ave NE. Free street parking is available off 13th Ave NE and 4th St. ASL interpretation and shuttle service are both available, but please write info@fd13residency.org at least 3 days in advance of the event so we can make every effort possible to accommodate you.
This event is presented with Triple Canopy and made possible with support from Goethe Institut Chicago.
Johanna Hedva is a fourth-generation Los Angelena on their mother’s side and, on their father’s side, the grandchild of a woman who escaped from North Korea. Hedva is the author of the novel, On Hell (2018, Sator Press). Their performances and visual work have been shown at Machine Project, Human Resources LA, the Getty’s 2013 Pacific Standard Time, the LA Architecture and Design Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art on the Moon. Their essays, poems, and fiction have appeared or will appear in Triple Canopy, Black Warrior Review, The White Review, Entropy, Mask Magazine, 3:AM, and others. Their ongoing project This Earth, Our Hospital includes the essays “Sick Woman Theory” and “In Defense of De-Persons” and most recently “Letter to a Young Doctor” published by Triple Canopy in January 2018.