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 15 Barcelona took place in Barcelona and 11 surrounding cities ot its metropolitan region.

Gitte Villesen, DK

Gitte Villesen, Kathrine makes them and Bent collects them, 1998 © Roman Mensing

Video installation at Musée national d'histoire et d'art

Danish artist Gitte Villesen remembered that, when she was fifteen years old a relative had told her that she would be married, have children and a secure job at the age of 29 and that art would not be more than a hobby. For her video, Villesen contacted this relative and interviewed him in order to analyse the reasons behind his prophecy.