"Julika Rudelius was born in 1968 in Cologne, Germany, and is currently based in Amsterdam. She attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg, Germany, from 1993-1994, the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam from 1995-1996 and participated in the Rijksakademie artist-in-residence program from 1999-2001. Her work has been exhibited in various solo and group shows in Europe. Her videos, usually showing people in 'everyday' interactions, are marked by an ambiguity between 'staged' and 'spontaneous' situations. The works look on social behaviour patterns as well as on physical and verbal communication, especially with respect to the question how these contribute to the creation and reproduction of social hierarchy. This intersects with an exploration of issues of sexuality, including shifting dynamics of sex and power and our cultural need to verbally express sexual detail."
<http://catalogue.nimk.nl/site/?page=/site/artist.php%3Fid%3D10297>
Questions
Do you think that your feminist voice has disappeared from your work?
Do you feel like you exploit your subjects?
Response
At the beginning of the lecture I was very interested in Rudelius' take on masculine interactions regarding women in Germany. Her pieces posed some interesting questions about how males view women. As she dove further and further into her work, however, the tone began to change moving from exploring women's sexuality to investigating politicians and criticizing the rich housewives of the Hamptons in America. I found myself growing increasingly angry with Rudelius the more she spoke on her motivations for her more recent work as it felt like she was manipulating her subjects to portray a less than ideal image of them. While I understand what she is trying to say and her motivations behind her voice, I don't believe this excuses the practice of deceit to achieve her end goal.
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