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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Asad Raza, US
Prehension , 2024 © Asad Raza . Photo © Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana / Ivan Erofeev.
Asad Raza’s practice represents an expanded approach to artmaking – encompassing installations, writing, curating, dramaturgy, filmmaking and pedagogy. It takes local ecosystems and planetary ecologies as a focus, with a strong emphasis on the participatory and performative aspects of art, as well as an engagement with all human senses.
Raza's art is all about collaboration, drawing inspiration from diverse conversations with experts in various fields such as soil science, horticulture, astronomy, physics, architecture and music. In Raza's approach, the artist takes on the roles of a director, a facilitator and a connector, orchestrating unique dialogues between people and the broader natural world. This openness to interactions, involving both humans and non-humans, challenges the traditional notion of artists as creators of objects. It represents a significant shift in the artist's role within society, moving away from the conventional focus on tangible artworks.