Other Edges

Other Edges is a project that deals with the decolonization of power structures behind the center/periphery dichotomy. We propose to take a closer look at terms such as "local" and "central" and find out their meaning in the post-pandemic European conditions. Enhancing a network of independent NGOs operating in the field of contemporary art, the project is going to provide a platform for in-depth artistic research.

A group of 12 visual artists selected in a sensible and inclusive open call will conduct two types of residencies: first reacts to actual war conditions caused by full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine and provides Emergency residencies for artists and cultural professionals from Ukraine and second are international residencies for artists from four partner countries - Czechia, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine. Consequently, artists are going to develop in-progress works proposing new metaphors helpful in describing what kind of future can we imagine in these turbulent and cruel times. The artistic endeavor is going to be based on the notion of locality, peripheries, the better and less known parts of Europe.

Our scope is to find a way to build a dialogue which is going to elevate what stays out of the centre and help us reconstruct the centre itself. The Other Edges project delineates the way for a journey from the so-called peripheries toward the so-called centers, starting from the stereotypical understanding of what is rural, forgotten, and underrepresented and deconstruct the destination point of this trip. It is our task to articulate a world that is going to be open toward climate challenges and ready to fight imperialistic, nationalistic, and anti-democratic tendencies.