Monday, April 4th, 2022, 7pm
THE EROS EFFECT
Maria Lind
Image: Viet Nam Discourse Stockholm by Marion von Osten and Peter Spillmann, 2016, as part of the Eros Effect : Art Solidarity Movements and the Quest for Social Justice
The Eros Effect
In this presentation, Maria Lind will introduce and discuss curatorial methods connected to the notion and phenomenon of solidarity. Taking as her starting point the multi-year project The Eros effect: Art, Solidarity Movements and the Quest for Social Justice at Tensta konsthall (2015-2018), she will present a number of concrete case studies which were realized by artists, curators and researchers in response to The Eros Effect researching ” the relationship between art and solidarity movements, performed in a series of commissions, exhibitions, workshops, presentations, and film screenings. Faced with fascist parties gaining ground in Europe and an increasingly tough social climate, we see the necessity to return to the notion of solidarity in order to try its validity today. Will solidarity still be relevant in the future, or is it a historical concept ? Do we need to find new ways to describe the political movements of today and their struggles, sympathies, and commitments? What does recognizing the urgency of a situation imply, and how do we act upon it? “. In addition, Maria Lind will elaborate on current approaches to solidarity within the sphere of contemporary art.