It is not your fault

15. October 2010 - 01. May 2011

This will be an exhibition about rape, guilt, shame, suppression and despair; about feeling guilty about something, for which you are not to be blamed. 
Rape is a sexual assault, often a man's assault on a woman.

Historically it was common that e.g. the lord of a manor had the right to the young bride's virginity or that a master took his right and made advances toward the new maid. It is not something that the population today finds reasonable and it should not be carried on as a part of our culture. Yet rape still happens.

The exhibition will provide material for a discussion: How can we prevent rape from taking place? How do we change the attitude toward rape, so the victim will not be ashamed? How do we let go of the feeling of assault, if one has been exposed to it?