LAISSER COULER
by Gauze collective
An independent three-day festival
« Laisser Couler » is inviting an exploration of vulva pleasure and body awareness as radical acts of liberation. It also aims to promote a transfeminist, queer, and anti-capitalist perspective that challenges dominant ideas around vulvas, sexuality, and gender. Here, pleasure becomes a form of resistance.
Participants
Joan Arkilangevin, Maëva Blanchard, Callaz, Suzanne Corcessin, Fernanda Coppié Sinigagliese, Gamma, Jamie & Fara, Justine Mckenna, Chloé Ménard, Carole Mousset, Carla Otero, Clotilde Sabathé, Faustine Pellet, PussyFanny, Alice Saunier, Pectine Studio, Paula Swinnen, Maria Solo, u.ly, Rosario Veneno et Sarah Wanita
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Fiday-Sunday, 22nd until 24th of November, 2024
@Reactor, Rue de l'Hectolitre 3, Brussels
Friday 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Saturday 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM Sunday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Admission opening night: 10€ full price / 5€ reduced price + cash bar
‼️Workshops on Saturday & Sunday require registration and a fee : link in bio for tickets
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This is a self-managed, self-funded initiative and we support community and alternative subcultural expression, spotlighting the precarity faced by unpaid organizers under pressure.
We value subculture as a vital space for experimentation and dialogue, advocating for greater recognition and support for those who sustain it.
We are committed to a safe, inclusive environment and do not tolerate any form of discrimination. If you feel unsafe or witness unacceptable behavior, please reach out to the team on site or contact us at collectivegauze@gmail.com
Visuals: @lasiscli
Behind Laisser Couler there is also :
Paula Swinnen
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https://www.instagram.com/swinnen.paula/
Combining curatorial practices, visual arts and community work, her approach is deeply rooted in an interest in affective forms of resistance, questions of territoriality and social organisation. She favours processes centred on mediation, focusing on how the public space and engagement with communities can create inclusive forms of cultural and artistic commons.
Carla Otero
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https://www.instagram.com/carlaotero____/
At the border between art, craftsmanship and design, Carla Otero’s work mixes textiles and ceramics. Her priority is not to confine a material to its usual use but to open it to different fields. She is moving towards the upgrading of existing resources that pushes her research to transformation.
Justine Mckenna
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https://www.instagram.com/justinemckenna/
Justine Mckenna is a curator and researcher based in Brussels. Her work bridges curatorial practice, visual arts, and community engagement, with a focus on affective forms of resistance, emphasizing emotions and bodily sensations. Justine’s approach is rooted in mediation-centered processes, exploring contemporary socio-political issues alongside ancient magical knowledge, fostering new cultural and artistic commons. Her curatorial practice challenges dogmatic systems of thought, navigating liminal spaces in the art world to push the boundaries of artistic discourse.
See you soon!!