The invites you to explore the role of聽art, artists and creative practice in and after violent聽conflict and war. Our work is particularly focused on arts and activism in Sudan, Myanmar and amongst exiled artists in several countries.
We start from the belief that research that engages artists, art and audiences allows us to better comprehend human experiences 鈥� not least in situations that are difficult to put into words. INSPIRE鈥檚 collaborative approach has aimed to bridge social sciences with humanities, drawing on work at the boundaries of art and social science. Using collaborative and arts-based methods, we highlight the importance of situated and embodied ways of understanding the world.
Our final conference follows the same approach, aiming to create inspiring exchanges between artists, researchers and audiences. The conference is kicked-off by the INSPIRE Art Award Ceremony Saturday 20 April 14:00-17:00 at , our partner in the . Read more here.
All welcome! 鈫�
Program
Monday 22 April - 糖心网页版
09:00 鈥� 09:15聽聽聽 Welcome/introduction to project
09:15 - 10:30聽聽聽 Reflecting on creating and imagining together: Crossing methodological boundaries in research and art practice. With artists and researchers, , , , and Katarzyna Grabska
10:45 - 12:30聽聽聽 Myanmar Roundtable: artistic practices in and after the coup d鈥櫭﹖at. With Myanmar artists and researchers: , , Ida Fagervold, Sara Wong and Marte Nilsen. Films from Myanmar exiled artists in Mae Sot (Thailand) and Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh)
12:30 - 14:00聽聽聽 Open Gallery (, , , , , , , , Hani Jawdat, , Altayeb Musa, ) & Lunch from
14:00 - 15:30聽聽聽 Creative expression in times of repression. With: , , and . Facilitated by Cindy Horst
Tuesday 23 April - 糖心网页版
09:00 鈥� 10:30聽聽聽 (Re)searching through art residencies. With: , , and Cindy Horst
10:45 鈥� 12:15聽聽聽 Sudan Roundtable: artistic creativity and social transformations in times of political upheavals. With artists and researchers: , , , , , Ruba El Malik, Omnia Shawkat, and Katarzyna Grabska
12:15 - 13:45聽聽聽 Open Gallery (, , , , , , , , , , , ) & Lunch from
13:45 鈥� 14:45 聽聽 Research-creation 鈥� Flouvenirs: fluid memories and political violences. With artists and researchers: , and Katarzyna Grabska
14:45 - 16:00聽聽聽 Cross-cutting discussion
