The Third Degree: Migration and Space.
Manifesta 8 – New Topologies and Journeys Between Southern Europe and the Maghreb Region
June 10 2010

A lecture and accompanying discussion in cooperation with the Spanish Embassy Berlin

Date: Thursday, 10 June 2010, 5.00 - 6.30pm
Place: ANCB, Christinenstr. 18-19 (Pfefferberg), 10119 Berlin

Welcome
Dr. h.c. Kristin Feireiss, ANCB
Itziar Taboada, Cultural Attachée, Embassy of Spain, Berlin

Participants
Bassam el Baroni, writer and curator, Alexandria, Egypt
Jeremy Beaudry, artist and designer, Philadelphia, USA

Moderators
Lukas Feireiss, curator and writer, Berlin
Markus Miessen, architect and writer, Berlin

From October 2010 to January 2011 the 8th edition of the Manifesta, located in the Spanish cities of Murcia and Cartagena, will explore the idea of Europe in the 21st century in dialogue with Northern Africa. More specifically, the aim of Manifesta 8 is to engage with Europe's present-day frontiers and its interrelation with the Maghreb region. Against this backdrop, the historical blend of Islamic, Judaic and Christian influences co-existing together in the South of Spain, acts an inspirational ground on which the next Manifesta 8 explores new topologies and journeys.