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 6 was cancelled by the President of the Greek Part of Cyprus
Tracy Mackenna, GB
Tracey Mackenna, Chatting with the boys, 1996. Photo © Manifesta 1 / Tracey Mackenna.
Project at Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam and Villa Ackermann
The British artist Tracey Mackenna created a participatory “public diary” based on conversations with the public which were recorded on tape and then reproduced as diagrams on the wall. Finally, during the biennale, several excerpts of these conversations were sewn onto blankets. These blankets were later given to shelters for the homeless.