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

Tatiana Trouvé, IT

Mixed media installation and drawing on paper exhibited at Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto

In Polder, Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé created an installation of twisted metal shapes. Intranquility, a series of drawings which completed the installation, depicted spaces and structures where murders and suicides have been committed. The artist asked: Knowing about their violent history, how should we look at these places? These two projects together constituted a reflection on reality and perception