Laboratory for Anti-imperial Solidarity
The Laboratory for Anti-Imperial Solidarity departs from historical events, like the Vlachian uprising in 1935, as well as present environmental struggles in EU peripheries in the context of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. Relating to experiences that the Global majority shares, it creates a space for collective analysis and action, connecting postsocialist and postcolonial perspectives. It raises questions about the similarities of historical experiences of precarity between the Global majority and EU’s peripheries as a starting point for building a platform for envisioning a global society free of colonial-imperial structures and one of mutual solidarity. It also seeks ways to understand past struggles in order to strengthen international awakening across geographies. It is based on the legacy and anti-colonial values of the Non-Aligned Movement, which includes countries outside of the former polarized blocks of either the USSR or the USA. Visitors can navigate through an exhibition, discussions, and film screenings created with artistic and activist means.
Conceived as a platform for empowerment, it highlights the neocolonial challenges faced by citizens and activists, especially in the peripheries of the EU, with a focus on anti-extractivist, environmental and resource-related issues, as well as mining struggles. It serves as a meeting point for environmental activists, artists, and engaged (non)citizens to share their struggles and explore new, radical ways to participate, influence policy, and support society through collective learning.
Credits
Project Co-Leader, Concept, Curatorial, Guided Tour, Moderation: Isidora Ilić (doplgenger)
Project Co-Leader, Concept, AV production, Guided Tour, Moderation: Boško Prostran (doplgenger)
Artists: Anca Bucur, doplgenger, Fokus grupa, Ana Mikadze, Olena Newkryta, Lorenzo Sandoval
Panelists: Lina Džuverović, Petra Matić, Aleksandar Matković, Goran Musić, Krunoslav Stojaković, Maurice Carney
Graphic Designer: Aleksandar Todorović
Social Media and Technical Support: Marija Kauzlarić
Related Events
11.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
EXHIBITION “A PIECE OF OUR LIFE IN EACH YELLOW NUGGET”
11.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
14.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
15.09.
PANEL DISCUSSION “I WOULD NOT BE YOUR COMRADE IF I DIDN’T TELL YOU THIS” WITH LINA DŽUVEROVIĆ, PETRA MATIĆ AND GORAN MUSIĆ
16.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
EXHIBITION “A PIECE OF OUR LIFE IN EACH YELLOW NUGGET”
17.09.
PANEL DISCUSSION “THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF NEO-COLONIALISM” WITH ALEKSANDAR MATKOVIĆ, KRUNOSLAV STOJAKOVIĆ AND MIMIE WITE-NKATE
19.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
FORMS OF RESISTANCE: VLACHIAN UPRISING AND THIRD CINEMA
21.09.
U2, D, 1, 2, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71, 40A
Rathaus U, FriedrichSchmidt Platz / Ecke Feldergasse
