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

Luca Trevisani, IT

Installation at Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto

By highlighting the nature of materials such as water and oil, two elements that cannot be mixed, Italian artist Luca Trevisani provides a reflection on ideas of community and togetherness and the impossibility of social independence.