About the Headstand
- a performance project by Lisa Dillan
Welcome to the Headstand!
You will find each Headstand presented with pictures and texts in the “Headstand archive” on the top of the menu bar to the right. Klick on the Headstand you want to see.
These people and happenings have been headstanded so far, in order of appearance:
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The mayor of Moscow, Jurij Luzjkov
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The leader of the Frp party, Siv Jensen
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The royal wedding, Sweden
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Fritt Ord and Harald Eia (in norwegian)
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The Norwegian Asylum politics and the Police (in norwegian)
Human Rights Declaration, Article 1:
”All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”.
Equal rights – for whom? All human beings means all human beings. And by the way, I am not a brother, I am a sister I presume. The Human Rights declaration was written in 1946. Norms are relative. And they change. And still: all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights – and we are still endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of familyhood.
This headstand performance project is a personal, independent action dedicated to different topics, persons and locations that I find interesting or provocative due to the Human Rights article nr 1. It is about lack of empathy and pure egoism. It is about allowing both one self and others to be who we truly are. It is about letting go of some of our privileges so that others can have more. It is about the distance we create instead of connecting. Why are for instance always “integration” so important? Integration without inclusion is impossible. It goes both ways, I am sure you know. But do you practice?
What the headstand symbolizes:
The headstand symbolizes that nobody is like everybody else and that we have the right to be who we truly are. A headstand is harmless and even joyful, it is a vulnerable position. It is an opposite, playful, non threatening but powerful position. And in this position I choose to demonstrate that I disagree, and that I want change.
The headstands and performances are mainly inspired by different issues and locations connected to my touring route as a musician. It is not something you can ask me to do – even though some people suggest stuff or cases – and I always appreciate that, and your engagement. But, instead of asking me to headstand – do something yourself. Every day activism is the most important – those I adimre, are those who never accept the rules if the rules are made by a power structure not good for all, and therefore not worth maintaining. Everyday activism does not always show in the newspapers, but it´s the only real thing, the only thing that really changes the way people interact with each other, and therefore matters. And these people are the heroes of my life. The headstand is just a way of expressing my frustration. Thank you for listening, and feel free to post your cases, issues and discussions all over the Headstand.
You will find each new headstand and text presented under the “Headstand Archive” at the top of the menu on the right side.
Obs! Comments that are racistic, homophobic, sexsistic or contains harassements towards any of the headstanded persons or causes, or towards any user of the blog, will be deleted imediately by the admin.
Best headstanding wishes,
Lisa Dillan, Oslo, September 2009
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Picture: Lisa Dillan “Headstand”, photo by Line Halvorsen
[1] Quote by the Norwegian magazine “Blikk”
September 11, 2009 at 11:42
go go go! världen är uppochner på somliga platser. humanhood for all!
KRAM / anna westberg
September 11, 2009 at 13:24
Thank you for visiting the headstand, engagement and support, Anna!
Humanhood for all :)
KRAM
Lisa …¤…
October 17, 2009 at 03:23
Awesome blog!
I thought about starting my own blog too but I’m just too lazy so, I guess I‘ll just have to keep checking yours out.
LOL,
October 18, 2009 at 21:12
Thanks Savannah, you are most welcome of course! – And participate if you want – join in join in! :)
All the best
Lisa
March 17, 2010 at 14:28
Well this is pretty interesting! I want to find out if headstanding has any health benifits so I clicked onto your site. I applaude you for your efforts. I may even decide to do some headstanding not just for the benifit of my health but for the benifit of all humans beings. Thanks for sharing your concern for us all! Where can I find some of your music?
March 17, 2010 at 22:20
Dear Jacob, thank you for your comment – and yes absolutley – do headstandings for all humans !! Let me know if you do so? would be cool to put a link to it here :)
Music – most welcome and thanks for your interest – here: http://www.myspace.com/lisadillan – new release soon and new songs will be downloaded within short time. But you go! headstand all the things that breaks with the princip equal rights!
all the best Lisa
April 18, 2010 at 11:21
Hello Lisa
I’m a great fan of this – and you ;-)
thx
April 18, 2010 at 11:30
I*ll stand solidarity with u if u allow…;-)
best regards
Tore
June 19, 2010 at 16:23
Nice!! I cant head stand to save my life but i will look for other ways to support human right for all….i like your statement “Equal rights – for whom? All human beings means all human beings”…..so maybe I will even learn how to head stand!!! :-)
December 14, 2010 at 16:44
i only read ; crazy person with attention needs does weird things while protesting
December 14, 2010 at 16:54
I don’t agree with you on the “Harald Eia” issue, but i think your method of protest is unique and hilarious.
Keep it up!
December 14, 2010 at 17:10
Stå på!
December 14, 2010 at 17:32
Why so one-sided? Why not target leftists too? If not you may be mistaken for just another far-left readical.
Or is your political perspective just black and white?
December 14, 2010 at 19:38
Well,why not? :-) Original way of expression-most welcome.
December 14, 2010 at 21:14
Hei Kimma. Hvis du kjenner du blir provosert eller sint på bakgrunn av noe eller andre har gjort, så vær så god. Men dette må være noe man kan.. Eget fag. En må tilnærme seg denne personen som venn, og så formidle på en saklig, gjerne frekk eller kvass måte, så kan hende du blir svart. Send vedkommende mail, eller vær spørrende. Dette ble for dumt. Ingen tar deg seriøst. .. Hore??? hvor tar du det fra? usaklig.
Og du Lisa… tror ikke du og jeg ville kommet godt ut av det på en fest nei.. dette ble litt vel for mye for meg… IKKE ENIG i at du sto på henda foran Eia. MEn for all del, tøft at du har et prosjekt og et standpunkt.. stå på.. nei.. hands on
December 14, 2010 at 21:15
ytringsfrihet gjelder også når den ikke er politisk korrekt.
December 15, 2010 at 03:11
Blir litt lei meg, for at jeg åpenbart har så mye fritidsproblemer at jeg sjekker denne pinlige siden. Headstand viser alt annet enn respekt for uenighet i en sak. Blitt ikke provosert, bare beklagelig at noen ikke kan bruke tiden på noe mer fornuftig.
December 15, 2010 at 11:51
Synd at du ødelegger en så fin måte å protestere på med å gjøre det foran Eia:/. Fra noe så nobelt som å ta et standpunkt i forhold til grusomme handlinger i Russland til å angripe Eia som ærlig talt ikke fortjener det.
og når jeg sier ikke fortjener det er med at du begynte med å Headstande for menneskerettigheter til å bare provosere Harald eia med et slitent og tynt grunnlag.
Men ikke ta det som kritikk, beundrer dine andre protester :)
Bare gjørdet klarere hva du protesterer mot og hvoror!
December 17, 2010 at 02:33
Uffda, når du får det litt på avstand ser du nok at Hjernevask var det beste som kunne skje norsk ikke-forskning på kulturfag på Blindern.
Hilsen miljøfysikk master.