AUTOPOIESIS

Recognizing Kin Across Adjacent Topologies

Building upon Jamaican cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter's evocation 'Being Human as Praxis' (2007), AUTOPOIESIS explored the nuances of narrating personal stories to pursue what Wynter posits as the act of 'instituting oneself as full and complex human beings'. Deploying 'gathering' as the primary mode of knowledge production, our multiform convergences across four cities (Berlin, Mexico City, Guatemala City, New Delhi) facilitated the sharing of personal and community stories between the culturally adjacent but geographically antipodal topologies of Central America, the Caribbean, and South Asia, as well as within each region. Through exhibitions, performances, panel discussions, parties, and most beneficially in smaller intimate sharing sessions, we unpacked the emotional labour, artistic challenges, and communal joy of publicly sharing one's most vulnerable selves in the process of reclaiming agency over our narratives. Allies for the Uncertain Futures part 4; Curated by Shaunak Mahbubani, with Curatorial Advisors Vidisha-Fadescha, Eli Moon, and Madhumita Nandi

Featuring Christopher Udemzue, Jesus Hilario-Reyes, Prabhakar Pachpute, Rajyashri Goody, Elyla, Subas Tamang, Andrew Ananda Voogel, Dhrubo Jyoti, Panocha Chichimeka, Santo Miguelito y Santa Sazón, Imaad Majeed, Avril Stormy Unger, Manuel Tzoc,  Khandakar Ohida, Khytul Abyed, and others

In partnership with hosts Party Office (New Delhi), Bataclan International (Mexico City) and Oyoun (Berlin)