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.
Manifesta 13 Marseille was one of the only international biennials to take place during the global pandemic COVID-19, the biennial ended earlier than planned due to the second national lockdown
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Susan Philipsz, IE
Susan Philipsz, The Internationale, 1999. Photo © Manifesta 3 / Eoghan McTigue.
Sonic installation in public space at Cankarjeva cesta underpass
Scottish artist Susan Philipsz installed a loudspeaker in an underpass in a park in Ljubljana which broadcast a recording of herself singing the revolutionary workers’ anthem the Internationale, at ten minute intervals. The song’s interpretation was ambiguous as the singer's voice conveyed neither enthusiasm nor sadness, but rather nuances of both. It could be interpreted as a hymn to a lost era, an anthem that was no longer a call to political action.