It is with great joy that we, the Department of Art History as Cultural History of Prof. Dr. Bénédicte Savoy at Technische Universität Berlin, announce our panelists for the third evening of the series KuK-Tuesdays: Dislocation:
Historian of Science and Writer Dr. Edna Bonhomme as well as Filmmaker, Archival Artist and Curator Akram Zaatari. During the session on the 14th of February 6 pm, moderated by Dr. des. Sebastian Willert, reflections on “Dislocation and Love/Community” shall be shared.
Speaking on the restitution or more appropriately the refusal to restitute, a high ranking British official cited his love for the Benin bronzes. At first glance, dislocation of both cultural artifacts and people may seem unrelated to love yet if not parallel, they are intimately entangled. From the loss of loved ones to enslavement and trade in enslaved people, to the displacement of families during colonial punitive expeditions as well as the love so called “collectors” had for the objects they collected, we will interrogate how dislocation interrupted love lives, disrupted family structures and how love provided a sort of “way back” for the dislocated.
The series of events KuK-Tuesdays: Dislocation, curated by Fogha Mc and Jeanne-Ange Wagne is a continuation of the translocations-Tuesdays series which was initiated at our department a few years ago and aims to provide a space for exchange between the research at our institute, perspectives from the practice, as well as artistic and activist positions.
The event is free of charge and the conversation will be held in English.
As a safety precaution against Covid-19, we kindly ask that you refrain from attending in case of feeling unwell.