Let's look back together at MANIFEST First Artistic Residency 😎
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| MANIFEST Artistic Journey: 1st Residency!
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📍 First stop: Budapest/Zsennye, Hungary MANIFEST Artistic Journey has officially started. The first artistic residency took place in Budapest and Zsennye, Hungary, and it was an incredible experience of enrichment and connection.
The artists who will create the 12 engaging projects embarked on a ten-day journey from June 4 to 13, immersing themselves in a world of inspiration and creativity. They had the privilege of engaging with our esteemed project partners, fostering meaningful connections that will shape their artistic endeavours.
The residency started with captivating lectures from Les Anneaux de la Mémoire and Pro Progressione, where the artists delved into thought-provoking topics about the history of the transatlantic trade and its impact on the society, artists identities with Borsos Lőrinc, memory, politics, monuments and public art projects with József Mélyi and green artistic practices. They also attended consultations by Khora and Gerador, that offered fresh demonstrations on AR/VR and audiovisual production. And one-on-one meetings with CUMEDIAE about the dissemination and distribution of their artworks.
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MANIFEST Artworks: work in progress The residency provided a platform for artists to present their concepts for future artworks. Through open discussions and constructive feedback from their peers, they refined their ideas and gained valuable insights to enhance their creative processes.
Stay tuned for more updates on the MANIFEST Artistic Journey. The work in progress of our artists will be shown, with exclusive behind-the-scenes of the artworks. If you have missed the first artistic residency, check out our highlight on Instagram that recaps their adventure.
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| New articles of the MANIFEST Resource Centre are out |
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MANIFEST invites you to have a look at the new materials added to our Resource Centre about the transatlantic trade of enslaved people. |
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| “FORMATION” BY BEYONCÉ (2016). POP CULTURE AND THE SOCIAL MEMORY OF ENSLAVEMENT
Beyoncé is an international icon whose work on memory and heritage has spread across the three continents once involved in the transatlantic trade of enslaved African peoples. With her track “Formation”, she strives to weave together the cultural heritage of colonial Louisiana with her personal history by reviving specific spectres of the racial and intersectional question in the USA.
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PORTRAIT: EBO BOY (C.1749-?), AN AFRICAN BOY IN LANCASTER, ENGLAND
Tracing the lives of enslaved Africans in all geographies is very difficult. Still, records of enslaved individuals who were kept as servants are particularly challenging in Britain as household records often elide their presence.
This entry describes an African-born boy held as an enslaved African in the port city of Lancaster in the North-West of England.
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PRESENCE OF AFRICAN PEOPLE IN PORTUGAL AT THE TIME OF THE TRADE OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE
Even before Portugal’s pioneering role in the Atlantic trade of enslaved people, the presence of slaves was embedded in the country's fabric.
The presence of African enslaved people was a common trait of the Portuguese society that many travellers highlighted in their accounts of the country. They performed diverse daily life tasks and were very involved in economic activities, thus helping to increase the income of their owners.
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| News from the MANIFEST Network |
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We are happy to announce that our Friends of MANIFEST have events and programs for the summer and beyond. 🎉 |
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| Fondation pour la Mémoire de l'Esclavage offers a series of podcasts called “In the Library of Black Paris” that it initiated with Le Paris Noir. The French podcast focuses on the history of slavery and its legacies through the great books that made history and the new books that make the news. In each episode, Kévi Donat, podcaster and guide-lecturer, explores a theme related to this story based on a classic or recent book. |
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