On 12/06/2024 at 19:00 at iMAL (Brussels), Margherita Pevere and the Lament team will unveil the final artwork, starting with a performance by Margherita and musician Ivan Penov. The performance will be followed by a presentation of a participatory artwork developed by the artist together with inhabitants of Portuguese community of Santa Comba Dão who faced a megafire in 2017, during the artist's stay in Portugal for the artwork's production. The evening will conclude with an informal conversation between the audience, the artist and the community representatives.
This event is being organised in the framework of the NaturArchy exhibition by JRC SciArt in partnership with iMAL and in collaboration with the Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy Festival by the Joint Research Centre's Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy.
About the performance:
In recent years we have seen an increase in violent wildfires, destroying natural areas and taking human lives, often leading to trauma among the individuals and communities who suffer through them. Lament, a performance and installation, explores death from a more-than-human perspective. By stepping back from data-driven responses related to restoration and monitoring, the artwork embraces overlooked stories of transformation in post-wildfire environments. Extending the project to vulnerable communities offers those affected by wildfires a way to develop resilience, voice environmental grief, mourn for the loss and eventually make space for regrowth. This work is the result of 2 years transdisciplinary research with scientists and policymakers on issues of wildfires.
What: Lament opening and performance
Where: iMAL, 30 Quai des Charbonnages, Brussels - ticket registration available on iMAL website.
When: 12/06/2024, 19:00 - performance (45 mins); 20:00 - presentation of participatory artwork followed by informal discussion.
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