TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS;  A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS

Venice Biennial Art exhibition 2022: “PERSONAL STRUCTURES”Opens: 23 April 2022 until 27 November 2022The sixth edition of the biennial contemporary art exhibition Personal Structures presents a selection of nearly 200 participants coming from all corners of the world and express their views on the main theme of this year’s exhibition: the concept of reflections.If you want to improve the environment, if you want to improve the quality of life, you will have to change the way that people think. If you want to change the way people think you will have to make people, including yourself, more aware about our own Existence. In our 7 month-long exhibition "Personal Structures", we do not only present artists that we personally like, we also document artists with different opinions. An honest sincere dialogue, stimulated by differences, will have to lead to a well thought of heightened awareness. This awareness about our own Existence should make us care more about everything. It is only after we care that we seem to be willing to change.  "Personal Structures" presents a small part of the complex development of contemporary art. This exhibition as a total can be seen as an indication towards the further global development of contemporary art. This exhibition presents a creative language mainly based upon conceptualizing human expressions in art, rather than focussing on craftsmanship. The exhibited works at our Venice Biennial Art Exhibition, present the awareness of each artist, questioning and reflecting, where do I come from, where am I, and where to goWith a strong presence of female participants and an overall contribution of 51 countries, the ECC presents an edition unlike any other which this year revolves around the idea of reflections. After a careful study of the projects submitted, the ECC selected the concept of reflections as the guiding principle of the exhibition. The theme is presented with a double reading and value: physically, as a phenomenon of the visible; and mentally, as a thought resulting from a meditative action.As envisioned by the ECC curatorial team, the act of reflecting carries the potential to foresee possibilities and the responsibility of imagining a better future. In a present that demands more responsible and conscious actions, both individually and collectively, it is essential to be able to imagine a sustainable future. It is important to reflect by expressing the ideas, feelings, and experiences one has towards the outside world and in response to a community of individuals, reflecting on others’ reflections, ultimately creating a virtuous circle. The exhibitions at the European Cultural Centre aim to respond to the changing contexts and, as such, Personal Structures emerges in line with current conversations. The disruption of individuality and community experienced today and in these last two years has led to a revalorization of the self, art, the environment and our surroundings. Through different means and languages, artists express their thoughts and emotions on these aspects, presenting artworks touching upon spirituality and intimacy, feminism and equality, the environment and sustainability, the common and private spaces, and many more.

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TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS; A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS AND RESEARCHERS, Moderated by Art Historian Jane Chin Davidson

European Cultural Centre (ECC) - Palazzo Michiel

Symposium, September 22, 2022- 16:00-18:00TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS; A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS AND RESEARCHERS, Moderated by Art Historian Jane Chin DavidsonTHE EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER , Palazzo Michiel Venice, ItalyIn Person and WEBINAR-https://reed-edu.zoom.us/s/93760793580Please join us for a conversation moderated by <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/profile/jchindavidson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jane Chin Davidson</a> with the artists and researchers in the exhibition Transition and Transformation, the Constant Flux of our Personal Structures,<a href="https://www.reed.edu/art/ondrizek/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Geraldine Ondrizek</a> and Reed College Associates. This symposium creates an opportunity for participants to discuss their works in relation to the multiple overlapping factors causing major environmental and socio-political transitions globally; Biological Factors, the effects our environment is having on the genetics and epigenetic of plants and animals; Environmental Factors, the impact of climate change on landscapes and human livelihoods; Socio-Political Factors, mass migration and forced immigration, affecting indigenous population and homelessness worldwide. Chin Davidson and Ondrizek will begin the discussion by introducing the interconnectedness of each of these “transformational” factors. Ondrizek will reflect on the genetics end epigenetic changes that occur during The First 100 Days of gestation in all living creatures and how climate change and social political upheavals can affect this process. Our conversation will focus on those who live in environmentally fragile landscapes such as in Chile and the Caribbean and how groups of artists, citizens and researchers are working to face these challenges. This will lead to our discussion on forced migration resulting from both environmental and political circumstances, illustrated by those who fled to refugee camps in Europe and homeless youth in the US. The final set of questions will focus on the socio-political turmoil that has impacted the lives of many represented in the exhibition, particularly the young artists from India and Myanmar and the way their works are helping others to understand their circumstances.Introduction: LUCIA PEDRANA , Exhibition Organizer , Head of University Relations, <a href="https://ecc-italy.eu/about/aboutus" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ECC Italy</a>Moderator: <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/profile/jchindavidson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jane Chin Davidson</a> Professor of Art History/Global Cultures, California State University, San Bernardino. Researcher/Curator of eco-feminist art, eco-performance, Chinese identity.Chin Davidson’s recent publications include the forthcoming Companion to Contemporary Art in a Global Framework (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023) co-edited with Amelia Jones, the monograph Staging Art and Chineseness: Politics of Trans/Nationalism and Global Expositions (University of Manchester Press, 2020) and the co-edited volume Global and World Art in the Practice of the University Museum (Routledge, 2017). Graduating from the University of Manchester with the PhD Award of Distinction, receiving her BA in Art History from Reed College, Chin Davidson was a Economic and Social Research Council Fellow, a Getty Research Institute Postgraduate Fellow, serving also on the editorial board of Art Journal and the NWSA Women of Color Leadership project. She is currently Professor (Head) of Art History/Global Cultures at California State University, San Bernardino, serving as the DEI Fellow for the Faculty Development Program. Jane Chin Davidson | CSUSBSpeakers In Person and Works in the Show: <a href="https://www.reed.edu/art/ondrizek/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Geraldine Ondrizek,</a> Professor of Art, Artist, Curator. Reed College, Portland OregonThe First 100 Hours, Artist book, silk panels and film. Made in collaboration with Dr. Shizuko Takahashi at the University of Tokyo, Department of Biomedical Ethics. This work originated from in vitro fertilization films with each still image capturing the most significant stages of early egg development. The film stills document the most important moments when genetic and epigenetic factors develop to create each unique being. <a href="https://socioecologiacostera.cl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Genevieve Gaiser Tremblay</a> Innovation Strategist, Catalytic Innovators Group , Seattle Washington, Adjunct Researcher, Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera SECOS, Concepción, Chile. Tiempos de Muralismo,Murals on the coast of Chile. Done with Coastal Social-Ecological Millennium Institute (SECOS) and Fernanda X. Oyarzún who led the co-creation of a series of site based murals by Chilean muralist Alonso Salazar that reach deeply into 7 fishing communities. <a href="https://fernandaoyarzun.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fernanda Oyarzún</a> Investigadora Asociada, Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera (SECOS), Facultad de Ciencias &amp; CIBAS, Universidad Católica de la Ssma. Concepción, Chile Escultora e Ilustradora Científica Sara Olivia Fuentes, Artist, Chile, Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Concepción, Master in Social Research and Development (UdeC). Simbiosis: Mujeres Creadoras de Cordillera a Mar, Artist book, photographs and video made in collaboration with Almacén Editorial and video made in collaboration with Roberto Varas. Simbiosis is a co-creative journey through the territory and maritorio of the Biobío region in Chile, from the Andes to the sea.<a href="https://www.stephaniegervais.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stephanie Gervais</a>, Artist, San Paulo, Brazil Badr, Artist book, embroidered quilted blanket, sound recording. The text inscribed on the blanket is a seven-page story written in Arabic by Badr, a man from South Sudan, who shared his story with Gervais in 2018. The story chronicles his life, beginning with his kidnapping in South Sudan as a child, followed by his journey to Europe.<a href="https://emergentartspace.org/forum/87290/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sai </a>, Artist, Yangon, Myanmar Trails of Absence ,Archival digital prints, video. Sai Blank’s ongoing work follows the political turmoil that has engulfed Myanmar since the coup of 2021 and specifically the trauma inflicted on his own family, exploring the dramatic narrative of the relationship between his father, who has been held as a political prisoner by the Burmese junta since the coup, and his mother, who lives under 24 hour surveillance and in constant fear.Speakers Online and Works in the Show:<a href="https://outsidetheframe.org/team-photos" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nili Yosha,</a> Executive Director, Outside the Frame, Portland Oregon Outside the Frame trains homeless and marginalized youth to be directors of their own films and lives. Young people who are experiencing homelessness are provided a creative outlet, job training, a public platform, a sense of dignity and possibility. <a href="https://emergentartspace.org/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ann Wettrich </a>Director of Programs and Administration, Emergent Artspace, San Francisco, California Emergent Art Space is a nonprofit international organization based in San Francisco, California, whose mission is to promote young artists around the world and to foster cross cultural exchange, dialogue and understanding through art. EAS website features young artists from more than 50 countries. We have organized international exhibitions in Portland Oregon, San Francisco (US); Tijuana, Mexico; Seoul, South Korea; Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, India; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Lusaka, Zambia; Yangon, Myanmar. Link to EAS Artists in Transitions and Transformation.<a href="https://emergentartspace.org/forum/83764/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jayeti Bhattacharya</a>, Artist, Kolkata, IndiaInterference: Where Do We Belong, Artist book, drawings. Interference: Where Do We Belong is a body of drawings which has been conceptualized around the idea of how external forces cause disruptions in the normal course of events. Referencing the Partition of India along religious line (Hindu and Muslim) in 1947, which her family witnessed, she created the drawings in the form of waves of motion, movement and migration.The work in this exhibition was made possible through generous grants from; the Oregon Arts Commission, The Ford Family Foundation, Reed College, Emergent ArtSpace, Outside The Frame, ANID Millennium Science Initiative Program, Millennium Institute SECOS, Fondart Regional 2020, Chile.

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