An Ode to Vaginismus
Catrine Val
In An Ode to Vaginismus, Indian poet Divya Dureja recites her eponymous poem which verbalises the shame and pain felt by many women in society – not only in former colonial states but in countries globally. In her self-confident performance, she reflects openly on her experiences as a queer cis woman in a country defined by archaic, heteronormative structures, and her life with vaginismus, a rarely discussed sexual disorder that affects women all over the world.
Film series Bodies of Oz
Catrine Val
Born in Cologne, Catrine Val first worked as a graphic designer in Vienna. After completing her studies at the Kunsthochschule Kassel art school, she took the postgraduate course at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Val exhibits her video work and photographs worldwide. IFFF Dortmund+Köln screened her film Commodity Fetishism in 2013, as well as her Strike a Pose in 2014 and An Ode to Vaginismus in 2017. Val also designed the poster motif for IFFF 2014.
Films by Catrine Val (Selection)
An Ode to Vaginismus 2017 | Transcendence 2015 | Strike a Pose 2014 | Commodity Fetishism 2013 | Monkey Up 2009
