[IN]COUNTER Collective exhibition

“(…) “One of the destructive consequences of our fluid, modern world are processes like gentrification, exposing violence towards ourselves and our habitat. The accelerating fluctuations in neighborhoods caused by the arrival of wealthier residents bring about an atmosphere of distrust and competition, an omnipresent topic in the city of Lisbon. The potential displacement and loss of community fuels to an uncertain future. Can we find a way to erase or limit the fear of the future, embedded in an uncertain present?

Focusing on Lisbon’s neighbourhood Martim Moniz, a densely populated area and vibrant mix of cultures and identities, we intend to reflect on intercultural coexistence.

—  curators
    Alexia Alexandropolou
    Dela Christin Mießen
    Inês Nêves

—  curatorial and production assistant
    Margot Demey

—  artistic actions
    Carmen Bioque
    Alina Shpakova
    Elžbieta Upė Rozanovaitė
    Marta Dorin

—  project location
    Prisma Studio (Lisbon)

The collective exhibition project [IN]COUNTER displayed the outcomes of our residency at Prisma Studio.

‘’More than any other place, Martim Moniz and its surroundings embody the conflicted nature of Lisbon’s urban imaginaries... What is hegemonic and what is alternative there? What is the form taken by the dreams of those who live, walk, and play through these places? ‘’

Through artistic actions open to participation, displayed in Prisma and the surrounding public space, Carmen Bioque, Dela Christin Mießen, and Mais Uno +1 collectively question and open a conversation on the social and political dynamics of this neighborhood.