Nel terzo anno di collaborazione fra C3A Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía, della Città di Córdoba, e TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary viene realizzato il progetto " The Ecologies of Peace" una mostra, con oltre 50 opere d'arte e sei nuove commissioni, che propone spazi per il dialogo e la giustizia sociale in un mondo segnato da guerre e conflitti.
La mostra incarna l’impegno di entrambe le istituzioni nei confronti dell’arte e della cultura come portatori di trasformazione sociale e ambientale al servizio della costruzione della pace globale.
Con oltre 50 opere della Collezione TBA21 e sei nuove commissioni curate da Daniela Zyman, la mostra mira a ridefinire il concetto di pace
Il programma di apertura prevede, tra le altre attività, un concerto dell'artista di flamenco PERRATE presso la Sala Orive e incontri con artisti come Candice Breitz, Fiona Banner, Maksym Rokmaniko, Marina Otero Verzier e Cristina Lucas al C3A.
Curata da Daniela Zyman, la mostra sarà allestita fino al 30 marzo 2025 al C3A di Córdoba e vuole mettere in risalto l'impegno delle istituzioni nei confronti dell'arte e della cultura come agenti di trasformazione sociale e ambientale, andando oltre la tradizionale nozione di pace come mera assenza di guerra .
Separando la nozione di pace dalla “guerra” e dalla sua tradizionale associazione con il conflitto armato e riconoscendo invece che la guerra comprende la sottomissione coloniale; occupazione; la creazione di enclavi segregate, dove vengono confinate le comunità emarginate; l'imposizione militarizzata della forza durante le proteste civili; violenza di genere; e le pratiche estrattive violente che portano all’ecocidio, The Ecologies of Peace tenta di offrire una comprensione più profonda dell’opera di trasformazione della pace. Questa prospettiva suggerisce che la pace non implica solo la fine della guerra, ma anche l’attenzione e l’impegno di pratiche sociali e individuali per affrontare, riconciliare e riparare le perdite, gli infortuni e le ferite che tormentano sia le società post-conflitto che quelle pre-conflitto.
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In the third year of collaboration with C3A Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía, in partnership with the City of Córdoba, TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary presents The Ecologies of Peace. The exhibition, featuring over 50 artworks and six new commissions, proposes spaces for dialogue and social justice in a world marked by war and conflict.
Curated by Daniela Zyman, the exhibition will be on display until March 30th 2025 at C3A in Córdoba and embodies the institutions’ commitment to art and culture as agents of social and environmental transformation, going beyond the traditional notion of peace as a mere absence of war.
By disentangling the notion of peace from “war” and its traditional association with armed conflict and instead recognizing war as encompassing colonial subjugation; occupation; the creation of segregated enclaves, where marginalized communities are confined; the militarized imposition of force during civil protests; gender-based violence; and violent extractive practices leading to ecocide, The Ecologies of Peace attempts to offer a deeper understanding of the transformational work of peace. This perspective suggests that peace does not only entail an end to warfare, but also attending to and devoting social and individual practices to addressing, reconciling, and repairing the losses, injuries, and wounds that haunt both post-conflict and pre-conflict societies.
The Ecologies of Peace delves into the protracted military engagement in Ukraine, explores the enduring aftermath of colonialism, racism, and the carceral system, exposes the effects of patriarchal orders, and navigates the complex histories of conflict in the Middle East, which form the backdrop to the virulent eruption of war in October 2023. Furthermore, it scrutinizes the intricate topography of (future) conflicts driven by the addiction to fossil fuels, resource extractivism, and environmental catastrophes. Within these conflict-ridden scenarios, the exhibition foregrounds a rich repertoire of investigative methodologies from the applied tools of counter-forensics and the meticulous archiving of the war machinery to the evocative power of storytelling, philosophical speculation, and prefigurative politics.
The Ecologies of Peace brings together more than 50 works by national and international artists from the TBA21 Collection around new ideas to explore paths towards reparation as well as evidence, stories and memories of trauma and conflict scenarios.
Exhibiting artists include Fiona Banner, Angela Davis, Jenny Holzer and Candice Breitz. In Córdoba, Breitz presents LEGEND (A Portrait of Bob Marley), 2005, one of the earliest commissions by the TBA21 Foundation, which consists of a 30-channel audiovisual installation. In this piece the artist explores the contrasts between the Bob Marley who has become a global brand outside of Jamaica, and the Bob Marley who was described with great respect by Jamaicans during his first visit to the island.
The exhibition includes six new commissions, such as Bitter Things by Palestinian artist Mirna Bamieh, a multimedia installation about oranges from her hometown and C3A, tracing a journey from ancient times through colonization and occupation stories.
The Ecologies of Peace also includes an installation by the collective The Center for Spatial Technologies with the support of the renowned artistic research agency Forensic Architecture, titled Memory Theatre. This installation recreates the destruction of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, following the Russian air strike on the morning of March 16, 2022.
The Ecologies of Peace includes works by Spanish artists such as Álvaro Urbano, Cristina Garrido, Lorenzo Sandoval, and Cristina Lucas. The latter will present three banners outside the museum depicting bombings during the Spanish Civil War, in Ukraine, and the Gaza Strip, as well as three iron sculptures depicting the routes of globalization associated with trade that have shaped our relationship with the planet in one of the C3A courtyards. Additionally, Lucas will display a series of embroidered maps (tuftings) highlighting the intensity of aerial bombings in various conflicts.
Artists
Exhibiting artists include: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, John Akomfrah, Allora & Calzadilla, Lucas Arruda, Mirna Bamieh, Fiona Banner, Neïl Beloufa, Monica Bonvicini, Candice Breitz, Janet Cardiff, The Center for Spatial Technologies with the support of Forensic Architecture, Manthia Diawara, Ryan Gander, Cristina Garrido, Ayrson Heráclito, Jenny Holzer, Marine Hugonnier, Saodat Ismailova, Sanja Iveković, Nikita Kadan, Samson Kambalu, Amar Kanwar, Armin Linke, Cristina Lucas, Goshka Macuga, Pavlo Makov, Ursula Mayer, Joiri Minaya, Olaf Nicolai, Daniel Otero Torres, Jasbir Puar y Dima Srouji, The Propeller Group, Walid Raad/The Atlas Group, Lisa Rave, Lorenzo Sandoval, Allan Sekula, Vivian Suter, Sissel Tolaas, Suzanne Treister, Álvaro Urbano and Akram Zaatari.
The Ecologies of Peace concludes the trilogy of exhibitions developed by the foundation and C3A over the past three years in the city of Córdoba, addressing the interests that shape TBA21's work and collection: ecology and environmental care, the recovery of ancestral knowledge from various indigenous communities, and regenerative processes and the construction of peace and social justice. These lines of work constitute the foundational principles of TBA21 and have guided the foundation's trajectory.
Opening program
The exhibition will be accompanied by an extensive program of activities this weekend, which will bring together national and international figures of great relevance in talks, performances and presentations. Thus, the opening speeches will be given by Olga Rodríguez, journalist, researcher and writer specializing in the Middle East and Human Rights, and Maksym Rokmanik, from the Center for Spatial Technologies, at 7pm. This will be followed by the performance Tres golpes_redux, by the flamenco artist PERRATE with Paco de Amparo on guitar, which will take place at 9pm at Sala Orive.
On Saturday 27th April, the program will kick off at 11am with the workshop Sour Things, by Mirna Bamieh, followed by the presentation of the book Meandering: Art, Ecology, and Metaphysics. At 6pm, curator Daniela Zyman and exhibition director Marina Avia Estrada will coordinate the talks Towards the World We Want, featuring artists such as Candice Breitz, Fiona Banner, Maksym Rokmaniko, Marina Otero Verzier and Cristina Lucas. The day will end with the concert To the Hands, performed by the Brouwer Choir, at 9pm. All these activities will take place in the Caja Negra space at C3A.
