Adele Jarrar
But These Forms Need to Be Created
Published in 2021 (Palestine), Arabic & English, 2 pages (Foldable Brochure).
"Can we organise ourselves within new and different frameworks? What are the utopian forms that would emerge from such grassroots frameworks? Can we create a new social imaginary capable of begetting the intertwined self-organisatory forms and impacts we desire? How can we construct a self-sufficient form of self-organisation?
But These Forms Need to Be Created is both an exhibition and an attempt to explore forms of self-organisation. Threading through artist-run spaces and wrapping around other social genres of self-organisation such as agricultural and production cooperatives, the exhibition features a spectrum of
self-organisational structures to illuminate the intricate details of self-organised groups—including funding, means of production and communication, power relations, sustainability, and varieties of cultural products.
The exhibition illustrates an assemblage of visions of self-organisation by juxtaposing 18 varied artworks, pieces of research, and art interventions; some are complete, others are still works in progress. The various self-organisatory forms in the select collection intersect in form, theory, and terrains of application. Tracing the evolution of the featured works, first and foremost the self-organisational values they enshrine, the exhibition involves functional artworks or projects defying the conventional notion of artistic activity in an attempt to reinforce the validity of self-organised groups or introduce nascent ones. At its heart, the exhibition provides loci of experimentation for the featured artists, artist-run spaces, and self-organised groups. Sticking to their independence and selectivity when it comes to funding, many self-organised groups regard experimentation as a costly decision warranting a great deal of consideration due to the shadow it can cast over their modes of production and developmental pace."
Contributors
Translator: Mohammad Nazeeh
Contents
1- Exhibition Chapters
2- On the Exhibiton
But These Forms Need to Be Created
Published in 2021 (Palestine), Arabic & English, 2 pages (Foldable Brochure).
"Can we organise ourselves within new and different frameworks? What are the utopian forms that would emerge from such grassroots frameworks? Can we create a new social imaginary capable of begetting the intertwined self-organisatory forms and impacts we desire? How can we construct a self-sufficient form of self-organisation?
But These Forms Need to Be Created is both an exhibition and an attempt to explore forms of self-organisation. Threading through artist-run spaces and wrapping around other social genres of self-organisation such as agricultural and production cooperatives, the exhibition features a spectrum of
self-organisational structures to illuminate the intricate details of self-organised groups—including funding, means of production and communication, power relations, sustainability, and varieties of cultural products.
The exhibition illustrates an assemblage of visions of self-organisation by juxtaposing 18 varied artworks, pieces of research, and art interventions; some are complete, others are still works in progress. The various self-organisatory forms in the select collection intersect in form, theory, and terrains of application. Tracing the evolution of the featured works, first and foremost the self-organisational values they enshrine, the exhibition involves functional artworks or projects defying the conventional notion of artistic activity in an attempt to reinforce the validity of self-organised groups or introduce nascent ones. At its heart, the exhibition provides loci of experimentation for the featured artists, artist-run spaces, and self-organised groups. Sticking to their independence and selectivity when it comes to funding, many self-organised groups regard experimentation as a costly decision warranting a great deal of consideration due to the shadow it can cast over their modes of production and developmental pace."
Contributors
Translator: Mohammad Nazeeh
Contents
1- Exhibition Chapters
2- On the Exhibiton