The Future Is (Not) Guilty
Parallel Platform
English
Curated by Yuliya Ruzhchka
Contributing Artists: Carola Lampe, Søren Lilholt, George Selley, Margherita Muriti and Joachim Bøgedal.
12 Softcover Zines and a Deck of Cards
In a Clear Package
220 x 300 mm
2020
ISBN Not Available
Why “The future is (not) guilty” ? A term that relates us to the juridical sphere ? By this project we propose you a (forensic) investigation on the essence of an archive and on the future at the same time, searching for their interconnexion, their common issues. It’s an invitation to reflect on those concepts, those open-ended questions, through six photographic projects.
Six artists create interactive displays, such a playground for visitors to experience the future through activations of artistic projects : manipulating images, creating their own narratives, experiencing artistic installations, moving around or waiting in order to reveal images. Each of artistic works question different aspects of a future-oriented archive : the very essence of archive and the knowledge construction; the visual language or code we can use to construct knowledge, to “send” our messages to future; the futurist vision based on our past experience; our present knowledge and our idea about the future; political aspects of an archive…
What, how and why does the archive contain ? What meaning does it have in the perspective of the future ? Can we explain the future within this archive ? How does different elements of an archive (and within this exhibition – different projects) construct meaning/ knowledge ? How do we deal with this knowledge ? How do we create a future-oriented archive, our message in a bottle ?
Each part of this project (physical exhibition, digital project, catalog) explores the idea of interactivity and activation, highlighting the important role (and the responsibility) of viewer/visitor/reader.
One of key ideas of this project is that an archive is never neutral and is always multilayered (visually, conceptually, through interconnections of different materials).
The exhibition aim is to create a context for visitors to explore the concept of a future-oriented archive through different angles and to highlight the role and the responsibility of a visitor by invitation to activations. As in an archive, the responsibility of knowledge construction is shared between those who construct, those who activate it and those whose role is to connect both of them with the principles of archiving and of decrypting an archive.
(source: https://future.parallelplatform.org/yuliya-ruzhechka/)
About the Organisation
Parallel Platform is a platform that brings together creative European organisations committed to promoting cross-cultural exchanges and mentorships in order to set new standards in contemporary photography. Members include museums, galleries, cultural centres, festivals, art schools and publishers – 18 vibrant European cultural hubs, from 16 countries, that will participate in selecting and hosting emerging artists and curators, organising exhibitions and promoting artistic networking.
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(source: https://parallelplatform.org/curators/about/)
