Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
Schools Project
read moreFormal education is an important social institute, that forms our society, its values, social behaviour, and cultural norms. In each Manifesta edition we investigate …
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Manifesta 12 Palermo: If you dig, you always find the sea
This artistic and pedagogical project was initiated as a collaboration between architect Valentina Mandalari and artist and anthropologist Lorenzo Bordonaro as part of the education research programme of Manifesta 12.Community project
read moreThe Community programme of Manifesta follows the mediation approach. Following the findings of the pre-biennial urban research and citizens’ consultations, it aims at engaging …
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Manifesta 12 Palermo: Un Grande Giardino
The most ambitious and challenging persuits of Manifesta lie in the realm of urban commons of the host city. The path to commons consciousness in Palermo is very twisted, but no cultural initiative can develop successfully and meaningfully there without …Education and Community spaces
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Manifesta 12 Palermo: Education Hub
For the first time in Manifesta, the education space of the biennial has not been isolated in one the exhibition venues but took form of a travelling platform connecting the programme of Manifesta 12 with the neighbourhoods of Palermo, and …
