Num momento em que novos investimentos na arte da guerra exigem inovação e, se possível, jogos de guerra sem perdas humanas, algum do investimento que virá do OE e da Europa para a Defesa pode e deve ser canalizado para formas avançadas de investigação e experiência artística. Precisamos de uma separação de águas!

Arte & media

Faltam, nas cidades de Lisboa e Porto, por exemplo, centros de artes audiovisuais baseados em arquivos de obras adquiridas, como, por exemplo, o ARGOS de Bruxelas.

Começam, já agora, a sobrar museus, pseudo-museus, centros de arte e pseudo centros de arte e coleções de circunstância, sem pensamento, nem verdadeira autonomia.

𝓪𝓻𝓰𝓸𝓼 centre for audiovisual arts facilitates the presentation, production, and study of critical audiovisual arts through archival and distribution services, exhibitions and various programmes, a screening space and a research library.

ⓐⓡⓖⓞⓢ Considers the audiovisual arts as a way of looking at and understanding the world. Active since 1989, it fosters dialogue with a broad range of institutional and non-institutional partners, both in Brussels and beyond, to support a diverse array of voices in society and to explore new ways to engage its audiences. Through its various activities, it aims to understand the past, hold the present, and shape the future of the audiovisual arts.

Arte e código

Faltam, nas cidades de Lisboa e Porto, por exemplo, centros de “new media art” (arte & tecnologia), como, por exemplo, o IMAL de Bruxelas, ou La Laboral de Gijón.

Recomendo para este efeito o MILL—Makers In Little Lisbon, Arte Código, o André Sier, o John Klima, a Adriana Sá, a Margarida Sardinha, a Patrídia Gouveia, o Rudolfo Quintas, a Salomé Lamas, a Rodrigo Gomes, o Miguel Carvalhais, o Nuno Rebelo, o André Gonçalves, o Diogo Tudela, o Gabriel Abrantes, o Pedro Neves Marques, a Francisca Aires Mateus, entre outros, e ainda, o veterano da imaginação, Pedro Andrade.

Começam, já agora, a sobrar museus, pseudo-museus, centros de arte e pseudo centros de arte e coleções de circunstância, sem pensamento, nem verdadeira autonomia.

iMAL is a cultural organisation, located in Molenbeek, Brussels, combining the roles of an Art Centre and a Lab. It serves as a meeting place for diverse communities, with a special focus on the local scene. iMAL’s 25th anniversary marks the beginning of a broader reflection on resilience, resistance to the dominant definition of progress, and the responsibility of fostering solidarity.

iMAL supports artistic practices that critically engage with digital technologies. It serves as a meeting place for diverse communities, with a special focus on the local scene. We propose a multi-voiced and transdisciplinary approach to contemporary issues through our program, consisting of exhibitions, research and production residencies, reflection and training, and public engagement.

iMAL also has its own workshop, the iMAL FabLab, where residencies take place annually. The Fablab also has its own public access system to make technology accessible to all, regardless of distinction.

In the coming years, iMAL will explore the degrowth of computation and aims to emphasise the importance of regenerative production ecosystems.