{"id":56569,"date":"2018-05-15T19:06:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/?p=56569"},"modified":"2018-05-15T19:07:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:07:17","slug":"manifesta-the-planetary-garden-cultivating-coexistence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/manifesta-the-planetary-garden-cultivating-coexistence\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifesta: The Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence."},"content":{"rendered":"

Manifesta<\/strong> 12 Creative Mediators Bregtje van der Haak, Andr\u00e9s Jaque, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli and Mirjam Varadinis have unveiled the concept for the upcoming Manifesta 12 biennial in Palermo, opening on 16 June <\/strong>2018 until 4 November 2018<\/strong>.
\nThe concept was announced during a press conference in Rome on 27 November, with introductions by the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Dario Franceschini, the Director and Founder of Manifesta Hedwig Fijen, the Mayor of Palermo Leoluca Orlando, and Palermo\u2019s Councilor of Culture Andrea Cusumano.
\nManifesta 12, taking place in Palermo in 2018, is the latest installment of the world\u2019s only nomadic biennial of contemporary art and culture.
\nTitled \u201cThe Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, the concept explores coexistence in a world moved by invisible networks, transnational private interests, algorithmic intelligence and ever-increasing inequalities through the unique lens of Palermo \u2013 a crossroads of three continents in the heart of the Mediterranean. Closely collaborating with Palermitan partners, Manifesta 12 will co-inhabit Palermo as a laboratory to investigate the challenges of our time and look for traces of possible futures.
\nFrom Ljubljana in 2000, Trentino and South Tyrol in 2008 and Saint-Petersburg in 2014 to Manifesta 12 Palermo in 2018 and Manifesta 13 Marseille in 2020, Manifesta has consistently chosen unexpected host locations that reflect the changing DNA of Europe and shed new light on its key issues and transformations.<\/p>\n

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Veduta di Palermo, Francesco Lojacono, 1875, Palermo Atlas, courtesy OMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Throughout history, the City of Palermo has been a laboratory for diversity and cross-pollination, shaped by continuous migration. In the 1875 painting by Francesco Lojacono, View of Palermo (in the collection of the GAM Museum in Palermo), nothing was indigenous.
\nPalermo<\/strong> is an excellent host city in this context, allowing Manifesta 12 to continue its story of decoding Europe. On the one hand, Manifesta 12 will investigate contemporary challenges from Palermo\u2019s perspective as the Mediterranean hub. On the other, it will attempt to mobilise the existing energy of the city through intensive education programmes, Manifesta\u2019s international network and long-term projects that will kick-off during the biennial but, hopefully, create a sustainable impact after Manifesta.
\n“As a widespread and participatory event, Manifesta 12 will provide a great\u00a0opportunity to deeply engage with the social realm of Palermo, its different\u00a0neighbourhoods and all its citizens. It will undeniably contribute to making Palermo\u00a0not only a capital of Italian culture, but also a capital of European culture at large.”<\/em> according to what the\u00a0Councilor of Culture of the City of Palermo, Andrea Cusumano, said.
\nLike the\u00a0botanical garden of Palermo,\u00a0founded in 1789, Palermo is like a laboratory to nurture, test, mix and gather diverse species. Inspired by Palermo\u2019s Orto Botanico, Manifesta 12 will look at the idea of the \u201cgarden\u201d, exploring its capacity to aggregate difference and to compose life out of movement and migration.<\/p>\n

Gardens are places where diverse forms of life mix and adapt to co-exist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe Planetary Garden. Cultivating Coexistence\u201d will host 4 main sections, each touching on key topics of the concept: Garden of Flows, Out of Control Room, City on Stage and Teatro Garibaldi as the main center of Manifesta 12 (currently hosting a pre-biennial programme \u201cAspettando Manifesta 12\u201d \u2013 Waiting for Maniefsta 12).
\nThe Manifesta 12 concept was extracted from the city itself through a preliminary phase of investigation,\u00a0Palermo Atlas<\/strong>, by OMA<\/strong>, in particular by the architect in charge Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli<\/strong>. It was the first time that Manifesta had kicked-off the biennial with a research by an architecture office.
\nThe goal was to have a deeper understanding of social, cultural and geographical textures of the city; highlight its existing opportunities; and provide a source for audiences to understand contemporary transformations through \u201cthe eyes\u201d of Palermo.
\nAlong with the biennial programme itself, Manifesta 12 parcours will invite local and international audiences to discover the material and immaterial heritage of Palermo. Visitors will have a choice of enjoying an accessible and walkable parcours or venturing further into the city to explore some of the long-term projects designed to create a tangible legacy for Palermitans.\u00a0\u00a0One of the key characteristics of \u201cThe Planetary Garden\u201d concept and Manifesta 12 at large is an interdisciplinary approach<\/strong>. In fact, Manifesta 12\u2019s main objective is to act as an incubator for Palermo<\/strong> and engage with local groups and professionals who are involved in local production, activism and cultural collaboration.
\nThe venues<\/strong>\u00a0chosen for Manifesta are: Teatro Garibaldi<\/strong>, Piazza Magione<\/strong>,\u00a0Chiesa dei Santi Euno e Giuliano<\/strong>, The\u00a0Botanical Garden<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0Palazzo Butera<\/strong>.
\nFor more info visit:\u00a0www.manifesta12.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n