FEMMECORE

FEMMECORE is part of an installation work. It comments on ways in which gender norms operate sonically. In response to a crisp brand’s absurd proposal to develop a “lady-friendly” kind of crisp, which were to be smaller and cracking less loudly, FEMMECORE reflects upon the lack of attention towards sound in Western theories and conversations on gender performativity. The sound of tapping nails, moaning motor engines, jingling jewellery, groaning in the gym, clicking high heels, crunching crisps: they are gendered under the status quo. Historically, femininity has been associated with silence. When women or femmes take sonic space, it has been brought down as hysteric noise or content-less gossip.... Sonic manspreading is a thing. Inspired by gabber hardcore, FEMMECORE is made from recordings of Luca’s body-sounds in combination with crisps and crisp bags. For instance, the beats are a repetition of the sound of an exploding crisp bag is a shower cabin. And, the off beats are a repetition of Luca’s mouth crunching a crisp. By being loudly present, FEMMECORE aims to reclaim a sonic space that is structurally taken away from women and femmes.