Power to the Commons! Assembly (Documenta 15)

Travlou, P. (Organiser)

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

Description

Documenta fifteen is the 15th edition of documenta, a contemporary art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany between June and September 2022. Documenta is a major contemporary art exhibition held every five years in Kassel, Germany.

I participated in Documenta15 as a co-organiser and researcher in the Power to the Commons! Assembly; an ongoing collaborative project developed through a collaboration of arts initiatives in Latin America and Africa within lumbung artists Arts Collaboratory. The project seeks ways of practicing the commons within artistic forms while understanding the specificities of the commons rooted in our various contexts. On the occasion of documenta fifteen the Power to the commons assembly gathers together a series of projects and peoples all concerned with imagining, creating, and theorizing the commons from the global south.

Period	7 Jul 2022 → 10 Jul 2022
Event type	Other
Conference number	15
Location	Kassel, GermanyShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

Keywords

cultural commons
collaborative research
Global South
community arts
Latin America
Africa

Documents & Links

Power to the Commons! is an ongoing collaborative project developed through a collaboration of arts initiatives in Latin America and Africa within lumbung artists Arts Collaboratory. The project seeks ways of practicing the commons within artistic forms while understanding the specificities of the commons rooted in our various contexts. On the occasion of documenta fifteen the Power to the commons assembly gathers together a series of projects and peoples all concerned with imagining, creating, and theorizing the commons from the global south.

Power to the Commons! Assembly (Documenta 15)

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