"it's the story of a family

where the roast is always cut at both ends before cooking. When the mother is asked why, she replies :
'because my mother did it that way'.

It turns out the grandmother had a small pot."

ERIC BERNE, AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIST (1950s)

Hey Mummy!

Exhibition-Event Cycles on Female Transgenerational Transmission

[project]

TRANSGENERATIONAL, adj. related to the transmission across family generations.

The DNA of HEY MUMMY PROJECT lies in the desire to initiate transdisciplinary cycles of exhibitions and events focused on female transgenerational heritage, and to foster virtuous circles of sisterhood. “Hey Mummy” is a call to the archetypal mother. It is a gaze turned toward the generations of women who came before us. It is also an invitation to create a shared space of co-creation around intergenerational bonds and to question the responsibility of transmission to future generations. Artists of all ages—from their twenties to their seventies—emerging and established, are invited to exhibit or perform (screenings, photography, sculpture, painting, drawing, installations, performances). THEY speak of memory, transmission, and cultural and societal legacies.

At the heart of the project is the aim to shed light on the mechanisms by which patriarchal norms are transmitted—often internalized by women themselves through limiting phrases and ingrained injunctions. HEY MUMMY PROJECT questions forms of sexism and domination, patterns of violence, feminine resistance, counter-models, and forgotten matriarchies. It explores how these legacies shape our identities, social relationships, imaginations, and bodies. Rooted in a sensitive and committed approach, the project interrogates both collective and individual memory to foster a critical and shared awareness. A pedagogical dimension is also present, through actions aimed at younger generations, to spark dialogue, nurture reflection, and transmit alternative narratives.

As part of these multifaceted events, “Meet & Sign” evenings invite authors, filmmakers, historians, and psychoanalysts to present their publications. This concept serves as a bridge between the humanities and the arts, by featuring women who have initiated innovative and unifying projects in contemporary art and culture.

DNA

THE GENESIS

The initial impetus was born from the shared desire of two artists and art curators, Caroline Bravo and Sandrine Follère, to co-create a resilient space during the first lockdown. This suspended time provided an opportunity for reflection on sisterhood, our female heritage, and the invisible bond that connects and unites us. Together, they founded La Station Expérimentale d’Art Contemporain, the incubator for the Hey Mummy! Project cycles. www.stationexperimentale.com

Caroline Bravo is a transdisciplinary artist (performance, installation, photography) and exhibition curator. She lives and works in Paris. Graduated in anthropology, she explores contemporary societal issues through her work, addressing the remnants of patriarchy, the climate crisis and ecological issues, migration issues, and current political tensions. Her work is rooted in activist art, questioning mechanisms of domination and collective resistance.
www.carolinebravo.com / instagram

Sandrine Follère is a sculptor and visual artist, as well as an exhibition curator. Her current work focuses on the meaning of female lineage, maternal memory, and transmission. She opens a symbolic space that anchors the subject within a personal, familial, and intergenerational culture.
www.sandrinefollere.com / instagram

The Hey Mummy! Project exhibition-event cycles are incubated within the Station Expérimentale d'art contemporain (Experimental Station for Contemporary Art) and supported by the OOps! ACC association (an organization dedicated to supporting contemporary art and culture).