COLLATERAL EVENT – MANIFESTA12

TALPE. WELL SAID, OLD MOLE

TALPE. Well said, Old mole
17th – 30th June 2018

Video Sound Art festival presents in the city of Palermo a collateral event of the twelfth edition of the Manifesta Biennale (16th June – 4th November 2018): TALPE. Well said, Old mole curated by Marta Cereda and Laura Lamonea.

Talpe. Well said, Old mole is an exploration throughout the corridors and classrooms of the Liceo Classico Umberto I. The concept of the exhibition comes from the first pages of The Planetary garden by Gilles Cléments. The author tells an episode of his childhood: while his father and his oncle are catching the moles, the young Clément thinks that these animals can be very useful for the garden because continuously they move the soil helping to keep it rich . The mole spends most of his time underground, digging holes. Despite the submerged life, frequently the word in relation to the mole is extermination.

The exhibition presents selected works by mole artists, whose research focuses on uncomfortable or neglected aspects of the reality. The mole artists are able to observe hidden details. They deal with themes repaired from the politically correct attitude.

The artists: Oli Bonzanigo (in collaboration with Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio), Massimo Della Pola, Elisabetta Falanga, Francesca Ferrari, Francesco Fossati, Lynne Kouassi, Evangelia Kranioti, Rachele Maistrello, Enrique Ramirez, Thadeusz Tischbein, Bibi Yamamoto and  a project by ASSAB ONE.

Exhibition views. Photo by Neroshootings and Francesco Bellina

VIII edition
Manifesta 12 Collateral Event
TALPE. WELL SAID, OLD MOLE
16th – 30th June 2018

Venue:
Liceo Classico Umberto I, Palermo

A project by Video Sound Art
Curated by: Marta Cereda and Laura Lamonea
assistant curator: Thomas Ba

With the contribution of:
Goethe Institut Palermo

In collaboration with:
Liceo Classico Umberto I, Palermo