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Dear all, the 25th of March marked the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Trade of Enslaved People, when the world commemorates the millions of men, women and children victims of the enslavement. MANIFEST aims to remember and re-imagine this shared memory. That is why we want to stress the importance of recalling this historical moment and commemorating its victims.

This month has been an important moment for MANIFEST, as as we are launching the preparations for the first residency in Budapest and are getting to know better the Selected Artists. We discovered more about their insightful artistic perspectives on the subject and we are now ready to share with you what MANIFEST Artists in Residencies have told us.

➡️ Read on to learn more about our news.

Check the Selected Artists profiles on the MANIFEST website

In our previous newsletter, we have announced the names of the artists and collectives who were selected for MANIFEST Artistic Residencies. Now, you have the possibility to have more insights on their profiles, read their bios and take a look at some of their previous works on our website.

We also asked every artist to record a short video presentation, where you can get to know more about them, their major influences and opinions, and learn fun facts about them!

Keep an eye on our social medias, where these videos are progressively being posted.

Discover our latest Resources Centre publications

MANIFEST invites you to have a look at the new materials added to our Resource Centre about the transatlantic trade of enslaved people.

SLAVERY IN THE EUROPEAN COLONIES

The economy based on slavery shifted at the end of the Middle Ages from the Mediterranean towards the Atlantic. Sugar plantations appeared in Africa and then in the Caribbeans and Brazil. While other economies based on slavery developed at the same time in the Americas. The plantation gave rise to an unequal and compartmentalised society, where hierarchies linked to the ethnicity barrier did not however, prevent a certain malleability, in a mix of early modern and archaic characteristics.

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MEDITERRANEAN RED CORAL: A EUROPEAN MERCHANDISE FROM THE FIRST WAVE OF GLOBALISATION

From an enticing product to establish relations with local authorities to a proper barter item, during the transatlantic trade period the precious coral, endemic to the mediterranean sea, could be found both on African territory and ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

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ARTISTIC PORTRAIT: CASEY, THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN CASEY‘S MUSIC

With her frank and acerbic pen, the French-born, Martiniquaise rapper Casey directly addresses the history of the transaltantic trade by exploring Martinique's colonial past. In her work, the artist explores the many dimensions of colonial slavery personally, referring to her Caribbean roots.

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