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Culture Acción Tipo de actividad Paises participantes SK,FR,DE,CZ,AT
Fechas de inicio y fin Estado del proyecto ongoing Subvención
Coordinador SLOVENSKA NARODNA GALERIA SK
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EASTERN SUGAR – international, interdisciplinary, contemporary visual art project with strong educational mission which intends to examine recent facets of European history through the case of sugar industry in Central Europe. By the means of artistic research, curatorial cooperation, creation of new artworks, five international group exhibitions, participative installations, public & educational programs,& a comprehensive interdisciplinary publication the project investigates the “clearing” process of the European sugar production. Thus, sugar can be understood as a metaphor for the notion of Europe under constant transformation.30 years after 1989, we intend to reflect on what impact had these changes on the Central European countries and Europe as such – especially considering the economic conditions, the aftermath of the so-called wild privatization of the early 1990s, the sudden shift to capitalism, globalization & adapting to the rules of the free market, as well as rules & regulations coming with the accession to the European Union. Taking the sugar industry in Slovakia as a starting point, a case study or a metaphor, we invite to expand the discussion & critical reflection of the impact of socialist & neoliberal economics in the countries of CE & beyond. Impulse for this undertaking is the already started research & exhibition of Ilona Németh at Kunsthalle Bratislava that calls to be broadened on an international scale. Using the language of contemporary arts, we want to shed a light on the social consequences of past political & entrepreneurial decisions, to pose the question of responsibility, to diagnose the roots of the present crisis. But most of all, this project intends to explore possibilities for better understanding of such procedures in the present & their future consequences. We hope by learning about & understanding of our common past, we can reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European space & prepare ourselves for a better future. |