BORNE

BORNE  

To Those Born Later  

Wednesday 05 June - Saturday 15 June,  

MAMO Centre d'art de la Cité Radieuse de Marseille     

We’re all fundamentally human, connected by the primal simplicity of blinking, the instinctual urge to scratch an itch and the basic need to sigh in frustration.

We, the current generation, have borne the socio-cultural and political behaviour of those who precede us, inheriting their discussions, privileges and responsibilities.  

Alas, we share this inheritance with you! 

All of us stand together today, nonchalantly gazing upon the world’s afflictions, fortunate enough to feel for the ‘other’, within our safe havens. While we cannot explicitly change the present, we can implicitly impact our future. The world can only be changed by those who are willing.  

It is time we craft our own questions and use this inherited privilege as a site to house discussions, intervene and build an ethical future for ourselves and the generations that follow.  

The Architectural Association Interprofessional Studio (AAIS) brings together an ensemble of artists who advocate for the creation of proactive intellectual work-nets and social capitals to positively impact the world.  

We, the AAIS cohort of 23-24, invite you to witness OUR questions, as we position art to discover what empathy is, and what it can be for US, and for those born later. We urge you to recognise that yesterday’s understanding of compassion and privilege needs to be acknowledged and regarded, however not hung onto.  

Initially showcased at Shoreditch Arts Club in London, this series of interdisciplinary performative events will next be featured at the MAMO Centre d’art de la Cité Radieuse de Marseille, an icon of avant-garde, contemporary art.  

Consider this our invitation, to come and witness us take matters into our own hands.

Written by Svasti Agrawal 

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Event Schedule:  

Exhibition

This exhibition is an open process showcasing highlights from the BORNE Festival while offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into its creation.

Week 01: 05 – 08 June

Week 02: 12 – 15 June

Open to Public (from 11 am to 6pm)

Week 01 

5 June:

11 am - 5 pm, Workshop: BODY (AAIS with Pauline Raybaud )

6 pm – 7 pm, AAIS Artist Talk with Pauline Raybaud 

6 June:

11 am - 5 pm, Workshop: OBJECT (AAIS)

6 pm – 7 pm, AAIS Artist Talk

7 June:

11 am - 5 pm, Workshop: SPACE (AAIS)

6 pm – 7 pm, AAIS Artist Talk  

(All workshops are Bookable Public Events) 

8 June:

6 pm – 9 pm, Culinary Experience Event 

(Bookable Private Event) 

Week 02 

12 June:

6 pm – 9 pm, BORNE    To Those Born Later – Open Rehearsal

(Bookable Private Event) 

13 June:

MAMO Private Dinner & BORNE Performance Preview  

(Private Event: Invited Guests Only) 

14 June:

6 pm – 9 pm, BORNE To Those Born Later - Performance & Symposium

(Bookable Public Event) 

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Studio Members / Artists:  

Defeng Li, Hanying Zheng, Hsiang-Ting Huang, Jiaanqi Cheng, Keyi Huang, Kexin Ou, Mohan Chen, Mincan Li, Nandini Jadhav, Siyu Yang, Siyu Yang, Svasti Agrawal, Weizhi Wang, Xingjiang Hu, Xuemeng Xuan, Yan Jiang, Yifei Chen, Yixiaoxiao Han, Yuan Chang, Yunyi Ye, Zhenni Wen, Zhijia Hu  

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Performers:  

Eli Bryan, Josh Robinson, Julianna Schmaus, Le Yan Xie, Lilia Rowe, Ping Yan, Selma Stocker

Creative collaborators:  

‍Junyi Liang, Pauline Raybaud, Xinyu Wang, Ziyi Fu

MAMO Centre d'art de la Cité Radieuse de Marseille:  Ora Ito 

Executive Assistant: Raphaëlle Caldaguès  

Programme Director: Theo Lorenz  

Programme Research and Development: Tanja Siems  

Studio Masters and Tutors: Argyris Angeli, David McAlmont, Heiko Kalmbach, Joe Walkling, Kyriaki Nasioula, Mona Camille, Nerma Cridge, Noa Segev, Patricia Okenwa, Pierre Nedd, Renaud Wiser, Thomas Parkes, Yoav Ronel  

Graphics by Nandini Jadhav & Zhijia Hu

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