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Politics of Change

2009
by Annemie_Maes

The research project ‘Politics of Change’ is a collective work where artists, visionaries, working women, activists and ecologists want to initiate collaborative dialogues to uncover ideas and solutions which support decentralized structures, biodiversity and community development. The project involves not only public discussion, but an extensive mapping and documentation of these proposals in an art context. Drawing on a wide range of artistic and theoretical fields, the aim is to imagine new and sustainable relationships between humans, their environments and technologies.

‘Politics of Change : #1 Mahila Samiti’ focuses on rural communities in India that work with an innovative program and philosophy. They approach solutions in a participatory and bottom up way and implement sustainable changes from within the community itself. There is a specific interest for solutions situated in the field of distributed renewable energies, the use of (appropriate) technology and the conservation of ecosystems.

Their innovative approach has led to changes in governmental policy and has expanded dialogue around previously unexplored issues leading to a new discussion about the north-south axis. In ‘Politics of Change’ we want to research what we can learn from these decentralized community-models that succeed to grow into a quickly expanding network in Asia and Africa.

Bio:
Annemie_Maes is media artist and activist, holds a masters degree in fine arts and cultural studies. She is founder of <so-on>, a group of artists working with image, sound and technology. In their artprojects they research the transversal field of installations, performances and audio-visual compositions. Most of the projects are linked to the problematization of new art in the public space, from a socio-cultural background. The focus is to identify innovation and change while developing artistic projects, and research  new aesthetical presentation techniques.  Annemie Maes is co-founder of OKNO, an artist-run organisation working with art & technology, and is responsible for okno’s day-to-day management.

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