A selection of artistic projects reflecting on the centrality of language in contemporary mobility

Migration processes are known to affect not only the psyche of migrants, but also their language. Having to cope with a totally new environment, migrants find themselves grappling with an alienating situation that undermines their very possibility of communicating. This condition, that on one side can operate as a barrier towards integration, can on the other lead to new expressive possibilities connecting people beyond their mother tongue. The talk will try to illustrate the various manifestations of this crucial aspect of mobility by presenting a number of projects by contemporary artists whose practices actively focus on language, belonging and migration.

Paola Paleari (b. 1984) is an Italian independent curator, editor and writer based in Copenhagen. Between 2013 and 2018 she worked as deputy editor at YET magazine and she is currently artistic director at JIR SANDEa target="_blank"L. Her main area of interest is the photographic language and its relations with the contemporary visual culture and art practices. She is also interested in the intersection between critical and creative writing and often intertwines art criticism with other forms of storytelling.

www.paolapaleari.net

The event is part of the Risk Change (2016–2020) which is co-financed by Creative Europe programe of European Union, Ministry for Public Administration of Republic of Slovenia, Municipality of Maribor and Ministry of Culture of Republic of Slovenia.