EMAP network meeting
https://www.neme.org/projects/emap/network-meeting-2024
On the 20th and 21st of March 2024 NeMe hosted the EMAP network meeting which hosted presentations from the 2024 selected artists. On 22nd March, in order to develop more opportunities for the artists, we organised a networking event for the artists, the EMAP members, and representatives from all the fine arts NGOs in Cyprus. The event, titled The other planet was curated by Davorka Begović from Kontejner and included the premiere of a video produced by NeMe for the Living with others Creative Europe funded project, and two performances by Marinos Koutsomichalis and Eric Raynaud. The program was followed by catering for all the guests who were encouraged to create connections.
For the final event we invited the 2024 EMAP selected artists Ali Akbar Mehta, Johanna Bruckner, Uwe Brunner, Bettina Katja Lange, Adriana Knouf, Agata Konarka, Jakub Kosecki, Rosemary Lee, Fleur Melbourn, Vivien Roussel, Christian Skjødt Hasselstrøm, Benedikt Terwiel, Lukas Truniger, Leon van Oldenborgh, Masharum, Luiz Zanotello, Andreas Zingerle; representatives from Antre Peaux, Ars Electronica Center, Creative Industry Košice, gnration, iMAL, IMPAKT, Kontejner, LaBoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, M-Cult, Onassis Stegi, RIXC, Werkleitz Centre for Media Art, WRO Center for Media Art Foundation, and Zavod Kersnikova (Kapelica Gallery); representatives from the Cyprus based NGOs Alternative Brains Rule, Art Seen, Artion / MEM THE ARTS BIENNALE AT LARNACA, BPRarts/ACTUS ANIMA, By the way productions , CAGDI, CATHRINE, Chamber of Fine Arts (EKATE), CYENS, Cyprus Pottery and Ceramic Association, D6:EU, Dance House Lemesos, EKSO, ex-Artis, Fotodos, Graphic Stories Cyprus, International Association of Photography and Theory (IAPT), Interstellar Science, Educational & Cultural Institute, Hambis Museum, KAT’OIKON Cultural Foundation, Kimonos, Kolla, Korai, KX, Lefteri Economou Foundation, Lemesos 2030, Levendis Foundation, MAMA Contemporary, MeMeraki Artist Residency, Mytos, Nikos Kouroushis Foundation, Oasis Space for Visual Experimentation, Phaneromenis70, Phytorio, Pierides Foundation, Point Center of Contemporary Art, Pylon, Synergheio, The Island Club, Thkio Ppalies, Tilemachos Kanthos Foundation, Urban Gorillas, Visual Voices, Xarkis, and Xoporti; and guests.
The other planet
As many scientists and environmentalists stress, there is no planet 2 and the issues we are having on earth are caused by the disparate distribution of resources, and the relentless distraction of the environment. The other planet focused on works that present how human interference, sometimes hidden in plain view, and other times thousands of kilometres away, is affecting our environment to maintain our unsustainable way of life. The curation shows how we all live in different worlds, ignoring that we share the same planet. The other planet is here and we are part of it.
The programme, graciously supported by Kolla, touched on issues such as sea pollution, overfishing, and dark ecologies.
