Performative reading by Eva Müller from her autofictional graphic novel SCHEIBLETTENKIND.
Eva Müller (she/her) joins us on FRIDAY, June 14th to present a performative reading, in English, of her award-winning graphic novel, SCHEIBLETTENKIND, filled with sound, weirdness, laughter, pop culture, history and european realism at Silver Sprocket bookstore.
Presented in partnership with the Villa Aurora, Los Angeles and supported by our community partner Silver Sprocket bookstore and publisher.
Admission is free with RSVP below.
If you are unable to attend, please email us at info-sanfrancisco@goethe.de.
6:45pm Doors open
7pm Performative reading of SCHEIBLETTENKIND
8pm Discussion with Eva Müller and Q&A
9pm Close
Silver Sprocket
1018 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Seating at Silver Sprocket is limited, with additional space for standing room only. Please arrive early if you require a seat. Masks are encouraged.
Directions/Parking: Silver Sprocket is located in the heart of Mission District at 1018 Valenca St. Closest parking is available at Mission Bartlett Garage (3255 21st St, San Francisco, CA 94110) and California Parking (2351 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110).
Public transportation: A 6-minute walk away is the MUNI station “Mission St & 20th St” with connections to buses 14 and 43. A 9-minute walk away from BART station “24th St Mission” connected to blue, green, red, yellow lines. Also a 9-minute walk away from MUNI bus station 18th St & Valencia St, connected to line 33.
SCHEIBLETTENKIND:
"My class always hovered over me. It shamed me and reminded me that I grew up in a house without books. It reminded me that I am a person whose parents never went to an art museum and whose grandmother has never seen the sea."
"White trash," "ragamuffin," and "peasant" are just a few of the slurs that Eva Müller's protagonist was often called by other children when she was younger. These scolding words were meant to ostracize the young girl who did not come from a privileged background and to put her in her place.
In her award-winning, autofictional graphic novel, Müller tells a story of a working class family. In clear, powerful, impressive images of astonishing aesthetic variety, Müller depicts the labor history of a the protagonists family over the past three generations-- from her grandparents' rural origins, her parents' working-class milieu in West Germany, and her experiences growing up uneducated and poor, to her emancipation as an artist. Müller's protagonist is caught between two worlds, where her working-class legacy always hovers over her in the form of a snake.
Eva Müller (she/her) is a freelance cartoonist, writer, and artist. She lives and works in Hamburg. Her stories are published internationally, presented in multimedia readings at festivals, cinemas, literature houses, and museums, and have won several awards. She is also an activist and cultural worker, most recently as co-founder of the Comics Union under the umbrella of documenta fifteen. Eva is currently a fellow of the Villa Aurora in Los Angeles. Learn more about her research at Villa Aurora
here.
Our Partners:
Villa Aurora maintains and cultivates the historic landmark home of exiled German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger and his wife Marta as a residence for an international body of artists. As a transatlantic bridge-builder, Villa Aurora promotes intercultural exchange and dialogue between the arts community in Los Angeles and its resident artists.
Silver Sprocket is an independent publisher championing socially conscious and independently produced comic books, graphic novels, and related arts.
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