May the bridges I burn light the way at Manifesta

Artists: Albrecht Pischel, Angels Miralda Tena, Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Ayami Awazuhara & Christopher Burman, Bob Hausmann, Club Fortuna, Heiner Franzen, Dietrich Meyer, Elmar Mellert, Kazuko Miyamoto, Erik Niedling, Federico del Vecchio, Iris Touliatou, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Kinga Kielczynska, Lauryn Youden, Lorenzo Marsili, Narine Arakelyan, Nschotschi Haslinger, Martin Kohout, Patrick Fabian Panetta, Paul Sochacki, Raffaela Naldi Rossano, Sarah Lehnerer, Sara Løve Daðadóttir, Sebastian Acker, Utopian Union, Zoë Claire Miller

Exhibition title: May the bridges I burn light the way

Organized by: EXILE, Vienna

Venue: Manifesta, Palermo, Italy

Date: June 13 – November 4, 2018

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and EXILE, Vienna

We are happy to invite you to EXILE X Summer Camp: May the bridges I burn light the way selected by Manifesta as part of this year’s 5x5x5 collateral program for Manifesta in Palermo.

The initial part of May the bridges I burn light the way is a temporary exhibition that creates face-to-face conversations between social activism, art practices and Palermo’s socio-cultural realities. Departing point is the exploitation of the self for marketing purposes or as alibi for personal intentions, as sometimes in the #metoo debate or the current rise of populism.

May the bridges I burn light the way evolves through conversations, screenings and performative interventions at Cre.Zi Plus, a daily changing group exhibition at Ballaró Market, and the distribution of the street newspaper ‘Arts of the Working Class‘, a tool of integration between the citizens of Palermo and art professionals arriving to reflect on arts and society during the opening days of Manifesta 12.

Participants: Albrecht Pischel, Angels Miralda Tena, Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Ayami Awazuhara & Christopher Burman, Bob Hausmann, Club Fortuna, Heiner Franzen, Dietrich Meyer, Elmar Mellert, Kazuko Miyamoto, Erik Niedling, Federico del Vecchio, Iris Touliatou, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Kinga Kielczynska, Lauryn Youden, Lorenzo Marsili, Narine Arakelyan, Nschotschi Haslinger, Martin Kohout, Patrick Fabian Panetta, Paul Sochacki, Raffaela Naldi Rossano, Sarah Lehnerer, Sara Løve Daðadóttir, Sebastian Acker, Utopian Union, Zoë Claire Miller.

May the bridges I burn light the way is curated by María Inés Plaza Lazo, in collaboration with Alina Kolar, Dalia Maini and Christian Siekmeier.

EXILE X Summer Camp was organized with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum, Laboratory ABC Moscow, Goethe Institut Palermo, Podere Veneri Vecchio, Studio Botanic and Reflektor M.

May the bridges I burn light the way, Program for Manifesta 12, 5x5x5, Palermo

Mercato Ballarò

Sarah Lehnerer: o.T (sleep faster), 2018. Inkjet print, 160 x 120 cm. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Sarah Lehnerer: o.t. (sleep faster), 2018. Inkjet Print, 160 x 120 cm. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Humphrey Iduozee and Paul Sochacki: Untitled, 2018. Various local fruits. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Humphrey Iduozee & Paul Sochacki: Untitled, 2018. Performance view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Albrecht Pischel: Hungry Ghosts, 2018. Various chinese paper effigies, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Albrecht Pischel: Hungry Ghosts (detail), 2018. Various chinese paper effigies, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Albrecht Pischel with Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo flag for EXILE Manifesta Edition, Mercato Ballarò, Palermo

Tony with Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo flag for EXILE Manifesta Edition, Mercato Ballarò, Palermo.

Rita with Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo flag for EXILE Manifesta Edition collaboratively developed by Albrecht Pischel and others: A custom-made, short-sleeve, unisex shirt, each with a unique pattern, hand-made locally out of Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo flags at Mercato Ballarò, Palermo. Unlimited Edition. 75 EUR. To order please email the gallery.

Elmar Mellert: Ghost of a fountain, 2018. Washing Machine, freezer, drying rack, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Elmar Mellert & Tony: Ghost of a fountain, 2018. Washing Machine, freezer, drying rack, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Elmar Mellert: Ghost of a fountain (gallerist’s shirts), 2018. Washing Machine, freezer, drying rack, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Elmar Mellert: Ghost of a fountain (butcher’s apron), 2018. Washing Machine, freezer, drying rack, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Dalia Maini (Rain) at Mercato Ballarò

Nschotschi Haslinger: Banana Orbit, 2018. Performance view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018. Dressed as a market witch, I am offering my bananas, they have noses and are even more like moons. When I was a child I was scared of these superego moons in tails that keep a watch on you in the night. The sicilian fruit sellers all have such delicious goods. They come to feed me from time to time with cherrys, pizza or even ice coffee. People observe me and I observe them

Nschotschi Haslinger: Reife Bananen, 2018. Glazed ceramics, 10 x 29 x 5 cm. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Nschotschi Haslinger: Banana Orbit, 2018. Performance view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Nschotschi Haslinger & Kinga Kielczynska, Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Kinga Kielczynska: Untitled, 2017. Charcoal on paper, melons, 160 x 200 cm. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Iris Touliatou: Cures for known fears, Cures for unknown fears, 2018. Herbal hydrodistillation extracts, ultrasound vaporizers, isothermal boxes, various offerings, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018. Two remedies, one for known fears and the other one for unknown fears, evaporate slowly in the air.

Zoë Claire Miller: Nudes with vegetables, 2018 Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Zoë Claire Miller: Tony at Mercato Ballarò (Nude with Vegetables series), 2018. Felt pen on disposable placemat, 40 x 29,5 cm.

Zoë Claire Miller: Alina at Mercato Ballarò (Nude with Vegetables series), 2018. Felt pen on disposable placemat, 40 x 29,5 cm.

Zoë Claire Miller: Ekaterina at Mercato Ballarò (Nude with Vegetables series), 2018. Felt pen on disposable placemat, 40 x 29,5 cm. Installation view at Mercado Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Mercado Ballarò

Kinga Kielczynska: How I sleep knowing, 2018. Locally rented car, garden waste from the Botanical Garden and the streets of Palermo, dimension variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Kinga Kielczynska & Frederico Del Vecchio, Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Zoë Claire Miller & Federico del Vecchio, Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Federico del Vecchio: Fétichisme and lemon soda, 2018. Oranges, lemons, metal, cigarettes, dimensions variable. Installation view at Mercato Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Raffaela Naldi Rossano: You enter my secret room and now I became your eyes in Souk El Ballarat, 2018. Ongoing site-specific Installation at Chiosco Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018. Raffaela Naldi Rossano installs a local olive-picking net with various round mirrors inside the Chiosco Ballarò. The artist invites the market community and visitors to learn about the etymology of “Souk El Ballarat” (the mirror market) and draws on the multicultural origin of the city, underlining the importance of openness and diversity. The installation invites the visitor to engage and welcome new relations between the self and the other.

Iris Touliatou: The Flaming Spirits Bar, 2018. Herbal infusions, local spirits and distilled phytoestrogens mixed for various types of experiences, a special drink served every day from 5-7 at Chiosco Ballarò, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018 Herbal infusions, local spirits and distilled phytoestrogens mixed for various types of experiences , a special drink served every day from 5-7 at Chiosco Ballaro.

Utopian Union: Book launch Issue 1 at Mercato Ballarò, 2018. May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Fratelli Scillace (BBQ) at Mercado Ballarò

Ayami Awazuhara & Christopher Burman: Conversation Piece S01E02 Elevator Pitch, 2018. Audio, 15 min. Ongoing audio intervention with Cooperativa Autoradio Taxi Palermo. To call a a taxi dial +390918481.  Elevator Pitch is the second episode of Conversation Piece, a series of audio artworks created by Awazuhara and Burman that explores the moments of tenderness, confusion and manipulation we may encounter as the technology around us becomes increasingly conversational.

Bob Haussman: Untitled, 2018. Inkjet Print, 84,1 x 59,4 cm. Installation view, to be found throughout Palermo, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Bob Hausmann: Untitled, 2018. Inkjet Print, 84,1 x 59,4 cm. Installation view, to be found throughout Palermo, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Sebastian Acker: Remotely Native, 2018. Various QR-Codes linking local plants to interactive satellite images of areas related to the spread of the species. The color magenta was used to make healthy vegetation visible by representing an infrared spectrum which reflects chlorophyll in plant leaves. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Club Fortuna: Voglio Solo: Passion, Mission, Profession, Vacation, 2018. Workshop and presentation of the Motu-Matatahi project at CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Lauryn Youden: Sandalwood Santal & Land of Dreams, 2017. Ink on paper, 42.5 x 32 cm each framed. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Martin Kohout: Wrong Steps, 2013. Reflective print on aluminum dibond, 72 x 55 cm each. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Kazuko Miyamoto: New York City Trash Can, 1985. Burlap, 77 × 48 cm. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Zoë Claire Miller: Sheela Na Gigs, 2018. Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Paul Sochacki: Untitled, 2018. Vintage political posters attached to glass. Installation view at CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Paul Sochacki: Study for a door, 2017. Oil on linen, 35 x 27 cm. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Bob Hausmann:Instruction Painting (according to Rudolf Stingel’s Instructions), 2018. Oil paint and silver enamel on canvas, 50 x 40 cm. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Narine Arakelyan: Hope, 2018. Various fabrics, dimensions variable. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Patrick Panetta: What People do for Money, 2016. Trailer for Manifesta 11, HD video, sound, 05:01 min. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Erik Niedling: Pyramidion, 2014. Shungit, 8 x 8 x 8 cm, Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Erik Niedling: Flag, 2017. fabric, 180 x 260 cm. Installation view at CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018

Sarah Lehnerer: o.t. (sleep faster), 2018, print on t-shirt, Size L. o.T. (sink), 2018, unfired clay and lacquer, 45 x 25 x 24 cm. Installation view CreZi.Plus, May the bridges I burn light the way, EXILE at Manifesta 12, Palermo, 2018