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september 2021
Difficult times demand willful solutions. Solutions that are strategies. Strategies that fuel social interaction and clashes and are based on exchange and alternative ways of participating or living in a
Difficult times demand willful solutions. Solutions that are strategies. Strategies that fuel social interaction and clashes and are based on exchange and alternative ways of participating or living in a community. In other words: we want social poetics*. social poetics* that turn the public space into a place to protest, to act, to confront and for civil disobedience but also for dialogue and participation. We want social poetics* that destabilize existing structures – to rethink them – and call for action rather than preserve structures that exclude and limit, and that are therefore imprecise, unstable, and fragile. social poetics* with an *, to speak of the hidden, the indeterminate and the marginalized. And for us to deprive immediate recognition and to resist closed categorization and fixed identity. social poetics* that invite to imaginative militancy, in solidarity with the social environment; social poetics* as a representation of the real and the intimate.
The project social poetics* is dedicated to the collaboration between the artist Tomás Espinosa and the Red Comunitaria Trans, a community of sex workers* from Bogotá / Colombia, who develop performances, video works and sculptures in collective work processes that reflect the social and political struggle of the women*, as well as their protest against them. At the same time, the artistic work of Tomás Espinosa is at the center of the exhibition. The artist explores the interface between ‘private’ and ‘public’, his works are in a constant state of flux between collectivity, intimacy and solitude.
Tomás Espinosa (*1985 / Bogotá, COL) studied fine arts in Bogotá and Berlin and has participated in the “Institute for Spatial Experiments” program, among others. Espinosa has conducted performances and workshops internationally and has participated in numerous exhibitions, e.g. in Dresden, Frankfurt, Prague, and Singapore. Since 2015, Espinosa has been collaborating with Red Comunitaria Trans, developing workshops, interventions and performances in public space together with the community with the aim of increasing the visibility of the trans* community and supporting them in the fight for equality.
The Red Comunitaria Trans was founded in 2012 in Bogotá by transsexual sex workers* as a trans*feminist organization. Its goal is to advocate for the lives and rights of trans* people and to raise awareness of and overcome the disadvantage and discrimination experienced by this community. As part of its long and dedicated work, Red Comunitaria Trans also collaborates time and again with artists, such as Tomás Espinosa, combining the means of art with activism and social and political protest.
social poetics* is a cooperation between the Red Comunitaria Trans, Kuir-Festival Bogotá, EL PARCHE Artist Residency and Kunstverein Göttingen.
The exhibition will be shown at the Alte Rathaus in cooperation with the Fachdienst Kultur der Stadt Göttingen.
We thank our funding partners:
Funded by the Visual Arts Project Fund of the Goethe-Institut.
Datum
22. August (Sonntag) - 3. Oktober (Sonntag)
Veranstaltungsort
Kunstverein Göttingen im Alten Rathaus
Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen
Öffnungszeiten
Tuesday – Sunday
11 am – 5 pm
03Sep(Sep 3)19:0004(Sep 4)18:00social poetics* activismKunstverein Göttingen im Alten Rathaus
The event series social poetics* activism is a deepening and continuation of the topics addressed in the exhibition social poetics*. As part of the event, queer activism, the connection to
The event series social poetics* activism is a deepening and continuation of the topics addressed in the exhibition social poetics*. As part of the event, queer activism, the connection to art and strategies to take action against discriminatory structures will be discussed. The boundary between intimacy and the public, breaking taboos and what possible futures might look like are also being negotiated.
The event also offers those involved in the project the opportunity to present their work at the intersection between activism and art, to meet new allies and to get into conversation.
Friday, 3 September 2021, 7 – 9 p.m.
social poetics* activism
Shortfilmscreening
curated by Daniela Maldonado Salamanca (Red Comunitaria Trans)
at Lichtenberghaus (Gotmarstarße 1, 37073 Göttingen)
Saturday, 4 September 2021, noon – 5:30 p.m.
social poetics* activism
Lectures and performances with contributions by Giegold & Weiß (artists), Tomás Espinosa (artist), Daniela Maldonado Salamanca (Red Comunitaria Trans), Olga Robayo (Kuir-Festival Bogotá / EL PARCHE Artist Residency), Yoko Ruiz (Red Comunitaria Trans), Sylvia Sadzinski (alpha nova & galerie futura), Vincent Schier (Kunstverein Göttingen)
noon – 1:45 pm
social poetics* activism
— Welcome
— Tomás Espinosa: Introduction social poetics*
— Daniela Madonado Salamanca & Yoko Ruize: Introdcution Red Comunitaria Trans
— Olga Robayo: Introduction Kuir-Festival Bogotá & EL PARCHE Artist Residency
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Giegold & Weiß + Sylvia Sadzinski
about Mercury Rising, utopias and queer activism
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Performance social poetics* activism
Tomás Espinosa, Daniela Maldonado Salamanca, Yoko Ruiz
4:45 – 5:30 pm
final discusion
at Altes Rathaus (Am Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen)
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No entrance fee.
The events will take place in compliance with the Corona state regulation. That is, we ask to wear a medical mask during the events. We will pay attention to the distance rules and ventilate regularly. We also want to point out the “3G” rule, which means that you can participate in the event if you are tested, recovered or vaccinated.
Datum
3. September (Freitag) - 4. September (Samstag)
Veranstaltungsort
Kunstverein Göttingen im Alten Rathaus
Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen
Öffnungszeiten
Friday:
7 – 9 p.m.
Saturday:
noon – 6 p.m.
Oktober 2021
Difficult times demand willful solutions. Solutions that are strategies. Strategies that fuel social interaction and clashes and are based on exchange and alternative ways of participating or living in a
Difficult times demand willful solutions. Solutions that are strategies. Strategies that fuel social interaction and clashes and are based on exchange and alternative ways of participating or living in a community. In other words: we want social poetics*. social poetics* that turn the public space into a place to protest, to act, to confront and for civil disobedience but also for dialogue and participation. We want social poetics* that destabilize existing structures – to rethink them – and call for action rather than preserve structures that exclude and limit, and that are therefore imprecise, unstable, and fragile. social poetics* with an *, to speak of the hidden, the indeterminate and the marginalized. And for us to deprive immediate recognition and to resist closed categorization and fixed identity. social poetics* that invite to imaginative militancy, in solidarity with the social environment; social poetics* as a representation of the real and the intimate.
The project social poetics* is dedicated to the collaboration between the artist Tomás Espinosa and the Red Comunitaria Trans, a community of sex workers* from Bogotá / Colombia, who develop performances, video works and sculptures in collective work processes that reflect the social and political struggle of the women*, as well as their protest against them. At the same time, the artistic work of Tomás Espinosa is at the center of the exhibition. The artist explores the interface between ‘private’ and ‘public’, his works are in a constant state of flux between collectivity, intimacy and solitude.
Tomás Espinosa (*1985 / Bogotá, COL) studied fine arts in Bogotá and Berlin and has participated in the “Institute for Spatial Experiments” program, among others. Espinosa has conducted performances and workshops internationally and has participated in numerous exhibitions, e.g. in Dresden, Frankfurt, Prague, and Singapore. Since 2015, Espinosa has been collaborating with Red Comunitaria Trans, developing workshops, interventions and performances in public space together with the community with the aim of increasing the visibility of the trans* community and supporting them in the fight for equality.
The Red Comunitaria Trans was founded in 2012 in Bogotá by transsexual sex workers* as a trans*feminist organization. Its goal is to advocate for the lives and rights of trans* people and to raise awareness of and overcome the disadvantage and discrimination experienced by this community. As part of its long and dedicated work, Red Comunitaria Trans also collaborates time and again with artists, such as Tomás Espinosa, combining the means of art with activism and social and political protest.
social poetics* is a cooperation between the Red Comunitaria Trans, Kuir-Festival Bogotá, EL PARCHE Artist Residency and Kunstverein Göttingen.
The exhibition will be shown at the Alte Rathaus in cooperation with the Fachdienst Kultur der Stadt Göttingen.
We thank our funding partners:
Funded by the Visual Arts Project Fund of the Goethe-Institut.
Datum
22. August (Sonntag) - 3. Oktober (Sonntag)
Veranstaltungsort
Kunstverein Göttingen im Alten Rathaus
Markt 9, 37073 Göttingen
Öffnungszeiten
Tuesday – Sunday
11 am – 5 pm
November 2021
Keine Veranstaltungen