My name is Susanne Frieters. I was born in 1968 and studied Catholic theology in Muenster, where I live together with my wife.
Ceremonies and rituals are important to me: to make something official, to bear witness to it, to give a promise. These are ways to demonstrate – both to others and in the eyes of God – that we are serious about the things we do. They are ways of giving expression to what is important to us; language, actions, symbols, music, and images bring things to life and give them strength, beauty, and meaning. And last, but not least, ceremonies and rituals are ways to communicate, whether we are conveying a message, making promise, giving a blessing, or making a request. I want to offer people these possibilities by providing them with a ritual, setting significant life events – such as a wedding, the birth of a child, or the loss of a loved one – apart from everyday life and placing an exclamation point behind them!
And just because I’m religious, doesn’t mean that others have to be so, as well.
For sculpture projects muenster 07 , I will be arranging a ceremony to renew marital vows. After five years of marriage, with all of its ups and downs, two women, a lesbian couple, would like to set a binding example by expressing publicly the values upon which their relationship is founded.
You are warmly invited to attend this ceremony as guests, or even as bridesmaids and groomsmen, and perhaps also to discover new forms of expression for your own relationship.