This ongoing research project explores the connections between the Amazons, the warrior women of classical mythology, and the Amazon region from an ecofeminist and decolonial perspective. Taking statues and representations of the legendary warrior women as its starting point, the project invites participants to engage with them through participatory artistic practices both in public spaces - AMAZONEN IN BERLIN - and within the museum context - AMAZONEN IM ALTEN MUSEUM.
These statues and representations reflect gender stereotypes embedded in classical mythology, traditionally told from a male perspective, and simultaneously embody colonial legacies, as the naming of the Amazon territory itself was a European colonial projection rooted in this myth. Public spaces and museums are not neutral either; they carry power dynamics and hierarchies.
Through various participatory artistic formats, such as workshops, artistic walks and experimental city tours organised in collaboration with different FLINTA* associations, curatorial initiatives and cultural spaces, participants visit the Amazons and question the power dynamics they embody, while also interrogating the power relations embedded in the spaces where they are located. In this context, participants are invited to revisit the history, representations and mythology of both the Amazons and the Amazon territory, reflecting on the appropriation of women’s bodies and land from an ecofeminist and decolonial perspective. The artistic formats include diverse collective and embodied practices — such as somatic exercises, walking paths, storytelling exercises, tactile interactions, speech bubble exercises, Amazon-themed card games and deep listening experiences — which encourage participants to actively and experimentally engage with the statues and the surrounding space.​