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

Una Szeemann, CH

Swiss artist Una Szeemann undertook hypnotherapy to analyse her intentions which she envisaged in the form of a seed. She then created objects inspired from that image. In the video, a psychotherapist talked about the process and a psychoanalyst discussed the objects. By integrating different states of consciousness into the creative process, this project explored alternative sources of inspiration.