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Session IV – 24 November 2020, 5-7.30 pm
Jelena Jureša in conversation with Arlette-Louise Ndakoze
Online-Assembly: Not Fully Human, Not Human at All
Processes of dehumanization are taking place in Europe while we are writing these lines. Rooted in Europe’s long history of colonial and imperial projects, such processes have become even more exposed during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, showing class violence and racial divisions across Europe. During this time we have been witnessing how the most vulnerable social groups become widely disposable, reminding us of the inhuman conditions that peoples—for example refugees, people of color, migrant workers or indigenous minorities—within or outside of Europe are subject to.
The presence extreme right-wing politics in many European countries has induced some profound change in the conditions of creating and representing contemporary art. This has involved increasing social, political and economic pressures, silencing, appropriation or even dangerous recuperation. With this series of conversations that form the Online Assembly, we would like to ask the question, of how re-humanization can take place and how one might imagine it within the institutional art landscape in Europe?
The online assembly brings together various artists, thinkers, partners and scientists to discuss the main themes of the exhibition, bringing into focus different aspects of the discourse on dehumanization. For example, thinking through issues of border control, structural racism, migration, colonial heritage and the neo-colonial present, alongside possible rehumanizing processes such as healing and care practices.
All events are held in English. Each event is followed by a moderated online public discussion. These discussions will be archived on our website afterwards.
The online assembly runs throughout November and is available live on our website / and via zoom every Tuesday. Participation is free of charge.