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A fi tu insati, cheia salvarii
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Imi voi introduce perspectiva, spunand ca ceea ce urmeaza
nu este o poveste, ci un fel de relatare autobiografica,
o incercare de a-mi transforma experienta personala
intr-o cautare universala pentru valorificarea a ceea
ce inseamna cu adevarat a fi femeie. Poate parea un
punct de vedere mult prea general, dar ceea ce incerc
sa exprim aici este cautarea identitatii intr-o lume
de confuzie intre gender
si drepturi pentru toate fiintele umane. Probabil ca
par mai extreminsta decat sunt. Dar, de fapt, cred ca
este necesar ca visul unei egalitati internationale
sa devina real...
Dupa cum afirma Isabelle Alonso in numarul din martie
2001 al revistei feministe Chienne de garde : "Atata
timp cat o singura femeie de pe planeta va suferi efectele
sexismului, lupta femeilor va fi legitima si feminismul
necesar. " La inceput un cataclism, o explozie,
o femeie....A te naste femeie inseamna sa pastrezi un
secret in inima ta, un secret care poate fi impartasit
doar cu alte femei. Sa porti esenta vietii si toate
misterele ei presupune grele responsabilitat i si constrangeri
sociale. Prin urmare, a existat o perioada cand femeile
au luptat ca sa-si castige libertatea, pentru dreptul
de a alege, un timp al preluarii propriilor destine
si al alegerii de a nu mai fi victime ale jugului barbatesc.
Am purtat candva o respiratie care ne deschide simturile
spre imensitatea vietii. Am purtat arta inlauntrul meu,
o realizare care avea puterea sa creeze sau sa distruga,
o putere unica care a speriat barbatul din spatele copilului.
Din dragoste am refuzat acest dar pe care viata mi l-a
oferit fara sa inteleg cu adevarat implicatiile actiunii
mele. Dar viata a fost mai puternica; a curs in pieptul
meu timp de cateva saptamani si m-a facut sa realizez
ca noi femeile nu ne putem nega esenta. Din acea zi
proclam frumusetea si unicitatea femeii si sarbatoresc
calitatea de a fi femeie in fiecare zi. Prin lucrarile
mele exprim realitatea pierderii unei identitati feminine
precum si pierderea culturii prin globalizare si o cautare
in acelasi timp.
Emily Laliberté
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yourself, a key of salvation (excerpt)
Will introduce my perspective, saying that what is coming
next is not a story, but a kind of autobiographical account,
which is an attempt to transform my particular experience
into a universal research for the valorization of what
being a woman means deeply. It might sound like an over
generalized point of view, but what I'm trying to express
here, is my fundamental quest for identity in our world
of confusion between gender and rights, for all those
human beings. I'm probably looking much more extreme than
I am. But, actually, I think that it's necessary to make
the dream of a real international equality coming true…
Like Isabelle Alonso said in the March 2001 issue, of
the feminist magazine Chienne de garde: "Tant qu'une
seule femme sur la plan?te subira les effets du sexisme,
la lutte des femmes sera légitime, et le féminisme
nécessaire."
In the beginning, a cataclysm, an explosion, a woman.
To be born a woman means to keep a secret in your heart,
a secret that can only be shared with other women. To
bear the essence of life and all its mysteries carries
heavy responsibilities and social constraints. Hence,
there was a time when women fought to gain their freedom,
to have the right to choose, a time when they took ownership
of their destinies and choose to no longer be victims
of man's yoke. I once carried this breath, a vivifying
breath that opens our senses to life's immensity. I was
carrying the art inside of me, an achievement that had
the power to create or destroy, a unique power that frightened
the man behind the child. For love, I refused this gift
that life had given me, without really understanding the
implication of my action. But life was stronger; it flowed
in my bosom for a few weeks and made me realize how, as
women, we cannot deny our essence. Since that day, I proclaim
woman's beauty and uniqueness and I celebrate womanhood
daily. Through my artistic creation, I express the reality
of a loss of a feminine identity as well as the loss of
culture through globalization and a quest at the same
time.
Emily Laliberté |
