Heroines Wave is a platform that supports queer feminists and artists worldwide. It offers sociocultural analyses, podcasts, and residency programs to promote emotional processes and collective healing. Its focus is on sustainability, networking, and breaking through censorship.
Heroines Wave is an independent research and experimentation platform focused on supporting and promoting women artists and queer feminists worldwide. The name "Heroines" derives from the ancient Greek term "Hērōḯnē," a gender-neutral term for a person who acts with courage, and is also a tribute to the non-binary artist Claude Cahun and her essay "Heroines" from 1930.
The main mission of Heroines Wave is to serve emotional processes and collective healing, connect people who are isolated due to travel restrictions, and deconstruct ethnocentric thought patterns. The network investigates the challenges faced by women artists and promotes those who have not received funding so far. It produces live and digital projects on intimate and tabooed topics and advocates for learning and cultural exchange through art residencies[1].
Heroines Wave places great importance on sustainability and intimacy in a capitalist and individualistic society. The network aims to break through explicit and implicit censorship to better understand the social and ontological resonances of intimacy. The members of the network operate according to the principles of reciprocity, transparency, and unbiased communication. Through their projects and residencies, Heroines Wave fosters a close and effective connection among participants and advocates for minimal use of materials and waste in exhibitions[1].
The network was initiated by cultural manager and art director Celia Stroom and is supported by an international team of women artists, filmmakers, researchers, and social mediators. Prominent members include Salome Jashi, Bussaraporn Thongchai, Diane Barbé, Annina Lehmann, Kim Wichera, and Anja Salzer. Heroines Wave operates on a voluntary basis and is supported by organizations such as IFA, the Goethe-Institut, UN Women, and the Institut Français[1].
