The zine publication ‘containing multitudes, at times fragmented’ by Bita Bell is a compilation of personal, political, and poetic writings on the feminist revolution Woman, Life, Freedom, gathered during the THIRD fellowship program from October 2022 to October 2024. These writings emerged from a diasporic experience in a moment of urgency and a need to create practices that are both anchoring and restful, supporting interventions and protest. The pieces of writing span overlapping worlds: Bita Bell’s artistic practices alongside the work of other artists she encountered, as well as writings that call for solidarity through statements, poetry, journalistic reflections, and protest chants. Each piece offers glimpses of responses to this urgency, capturing moments that continue to resonate. Through embodied writing, the author navigates the complexities of living in multiple worlds while giving voice to resistance and radical dreams. The publication is a fragmented yet interconnected expression of identity, activism, and hope for collective liberation.
Graphic Design: Peter Oroszlany
Read 2024 THIRD Annual Forum Report: Bita Bell’s By Amelia Groom here
Bita Bell

Photo by Jonas Matyassy
Bita Bell is a dance artist and composer with a BA in music composition and a MFA in dance. Born in Iran, she studied in Hong Kong and lived in the U.S. since 2012 until 2020 when she moved from New York City to Vienna.
Her process in both dance and music is based on auto-historia, fragmented memories, collective imaginations, visceral sensations, radical softness, and playful improvisations, while exposing, questioning, and subverting social-political matters that disrupt the joy in daily life.
Her artistic-activism is reflected in her work as a community organizer and teacher; such as leading the monthly BIPOC only contact improv jams in Vienna.
Her artistic research at THIRD is on contextualizing global solo feminist protest performances in the public space and exploring embodied writing, voicing, and listening.