{"id":15491,"title":"The Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Contemporary Perspectives","date_begin":"2025-06-13T00:00:00.000+02:00","date_end":"2025-09-21T00:00:00.000+02:00","location":{"readable":"Antwerp","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/468/large/Geopolitics_ensembles_landscape_4.jpg?1749740492","poster_credits":null},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"The Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Contemporary Perspectives","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTekla Aslanishvili\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Mirwan Andan \u0026amp; Iswanto Hartono\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Winnie Claessens\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Köken Ergun \u0026amp; Fetra Danu\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Köken Ergun \u0026amp; Tashi Lama\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Assem Hendawi\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Jean Katambayi Mukendi\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Pejvak\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Shahana Rajani\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Sojung Jun\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e The Question of Funding\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Jonas Staal\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Zheng Mahler\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eExhibition architecture by\u003cstrong\u003e Studio PARA~\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eThe exhibition \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e brings together a generation of artists who consider the political commitments, imagination and power relations of infrastructure. It\u0026nbsp;presents\u0026nbsp;research-based practices reflecting\u0026nbsp;on how such structures function as organisational systems across boundaries as part of the practice of statecraft.\u0026nbsp;With an awareness that geopolitics also shapes the conditions of practice for artists,\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;also considers the possibilities of artistic imagination in conceptualising alternative models for infrastructure.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline platform\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who like to dig deeper can visit the online platform created especially for \u003ci\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure\u0026nbsp;— Contemporary Perspectives\u003c/i\u003e. You will find more information about the artists and the works on display, editorial contributions, contextualisation of themes in the exhibition, and notable parallels with current world events. Audiovisual material from performances and lectures as part of the public programme accompanying the exhibition will also be made available on the online platform.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit the platform:\u003ca href=\"https://geopoliticsofinfrastructure.ensembles.org/?locale=en\"\u003e geopoliticsofinfrastructure.net\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"https://mpembed.com/show/?m=z9e4juty1SK\u0026amp;mpu=621\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e to browse the digital scan of the exhibition.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","name":"The Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Hedendaagse perspectieven","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTekla Aslanishvili\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Mirwan Andan \u0026amp; Iswanto Hartono\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Winnie Claessens\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Köken Ergun \u0026amp; Fetra Danu\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Köken Ergun \u0026amp; Tashi Lama\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Assem Hendawi\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Jean Katambayi Mukendi\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Pejvak\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Shahana Rajani\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Sojung Jun\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e The Question of Funding\u003c/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Jonas Staal\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003een\u003cstrong\u003e Zheng Mahler\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eTentoonstellingsarchitectuur door\u003cstrong\u003e Studio PARA~\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eDe tentoonstelling \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e brengt een generatie kunstenaars samen die de politieke betrokkenheid, verbeelding en machtsverhoudingen van infrastructuur onderzoeken. Onderzoeksgerichte kunstenaarspraktijken reflecteren op de manier waarop dergelijke structuren functioneren als grensoverschrijdende organisatiesystemen, als onderdeel van de praktijk van staatsmacht. Vanuit het besef dat geopolitiek ook de praktijkomstandigheden van kunstenaars vormgeeft, onderzoekt \u003ci\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure\u003c/i\u003e de mogelijkheden van artistieke verbeelding bij het conceptualiseren van alternatieve modellen voor infrastructuur.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnline platform\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWie graag dieper graaft, kan terecht op het online platform dat speciaal voor \u003ci\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Hedendaagse perspectieven wordt gemaakt\u003c/i\u003e. Je vindt er meer informatie over de kunstenaars en de tentoongestelde werken, redactionele bedragen, contextualisering van thema’s in de tentoonstelling, en opvallende parallellen met actuele gebeurtenissen. Ook audiovisueel materiaal van performances en lezingen in het kader van het publiek programma bij de tentoonstelling worden beschikbaar gesteld op het online platform.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBezoek het platform: \u003ca href=\"https://geopoliticsofinfrastructure.ensembles.org/?locale=nl\"\u003egeopoliticsofinfrastructure.net\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlik \u003ca href=\"https://mpembed.com/show/?m=z9e4juty1SK\u0026amp;mpu=621\"\u003ehier\u003c/a\u003e om door de digitale scan van de tentoonstelling te wandelen.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","name":"The Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Perpectives contemporaines","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlateforme en ligne\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQui le souhaite peut s’approfondir sur le sujet en consultant une plateforme en ligne créée spécialement pour l’exposition \u003ci\u003eThe Geopolitics of Infrastructure — Perpectives contemporaines\u003c/i\u003e. Vous y trouverez de plus amples informations sur les artistes et les œuvres exposées, des contributions éditoriales, une contextualisation des thèmes abordés dans l’exposition et des parallèles notables avec l’actualité du monde. 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