MEMS Workshop: bingenTV

bingenTV is conceived by artists Naomi Woo and Sophie Seita, in conversation with The Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions, and produced by Queer Art Projects. bingenTV (1987) was a documentary-style talk show that was shot in the 1980s, never aired, and only recently discovered in a storage locker by researchers and artists Sophie Seita + Naomi Woo. The show immersed audiences in the world of the Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions through interviews, musical interludes, and a healthy dose of gossip. With a charismatic host and a cast of queer characters (past and present), bingenTV embarked on a whirlwind jaunt through space and time, following some of history’s most insightful minds on interspecies and environmental care, plants, and healing. Blurring the lines between fact and fiction, the exhibition includes three episodes from the TV show, elements of the original set, and an archive room featuring materials gathered across multiple decades of research, showcasing hidden & forgotten voices in queer history and beyond.

This workshop airing one of the episodes and featuring a Q&A with Naomi Woo and Sophie Seita is run in conjunction with the Creative Writing MA, exploring the creative possibilities for medieval history, silent archives and queer theory.

Image: Alice Morgan-Richards as Gardenia, as per website.

The event information was provided by the MEMS website; please follow the instructions on that website and contact MEMS Program Director Dr. Suzanna Ivanic with any questions.