sexta-feira, 26 de janeiro de 2018

2017 in Wrap








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- Theatre of the Oppressed workshop on the site of former Yugoslavian army barracks where we used to hang out as teens after they were occupied by activists

- Coco Fusco's performance at KW (Berlin) followed by a dinner with her and Tanja Ostojic. Words May Not Be Found

- Hanging out with decolonialists in Berlin + Jeannette Ehler's book Say It Loud!

- Ingrid Mwangi's performance at Savvy (Berlin). Outwordly

- How does the world breathe now? Screening of a film Eyes of Stone by Nilita Vachani (hosted by Chus Martinez and recommended by Tejal Shah) at Savvy (Berlin). Posessed by spirits

- Berries party: A hip-hop night for queers by Stitch & Tchuani + guests

- Got a lot of support from migrant communities who have also been feedin' me and keepin' me safe: TXS! Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, India, Mexico, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Sudan, etc.

- Participated in Performance Festival in Martinique. It resembled a long journey

- Exhibition by some Lebanese artist at Centre Pompidou (Paris). Photos that deal with recent history of invasions looked like miniatures. Unfortunately I can't remember his name

- Didn't arrive on time for the opening of La Biennale (to see the Diaspora Pavillion and Ayrson Heraclito's Sacudimento)

- 4 attempts to get the visa to go to Havana for a residency and session with director of Wilfredo Lam art centre, Dannys Montes de Oca

- Invitation by ifa gallery (Berlin) which has a year-long programme on colonial legacies

- Patricia Kaersenhout's sound recording on black female rebels as part of her project Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Too?

- Jayan Cherian (NYC/India) sent me his new feature film KaBody Scapes

- I wish I could see Grada Kilomba's exhibition in Lx entitled The Most Beautiful Language