Field Notes: Observing Everyday Mothering in Berlin

In Berlin, three mother-artists, accompanied by their young children and life partners, engaged in a process-based residency where conversation became a primary mode of research. Moving fluidly between studio spaces, living quarters, and public sites like playgrounds and bike paths, they explored the rhythms and negotiations of everyday mothering.

Through shared living, cooking, and daily caregiving, the project examined how intimacy, labour, and artistic practice intersect, foregrounding motherhood not as a theme, but as a lived experience. 

This presentation was part of the ADAM Kitchen program and took place at the Taipei Performing Arts Center. Presenting a 45-minute lecture performance.

Together, we explored the eco-systemic journey of becoming mothers and its complex relationship to "Others"—through layered narratives, embodied reflections, and shared artistic vocabularies.

CREDITS:

Concept: Scarlet Yu Mei, Tung I-Fen, Fan Xiang Jun

Special Thanks: Gia Yu, River Lin
Photo credit: Dong Haw Wang

The Full Moon Meeting is a monthly online gathering is one of our practices under M(Other)Hood, for thoes who engaged in caregiving and Mothering practices. Aligning with a consistent lunar cycle helps us create a rhythm for continuity and accountability in our collective research.