‘Scenes of the World’
2020-2021
Coco Velten and Manifesta13, Les Parallèles du Sud, Marseille
Scenes of the World is a spatial installation by Johann Arens considering the civic potential of local busses and their social significance for the diverse communities using public transport daily. The sculptural intervention first took place at Pump House Gallery in London and later at Coco Velten in Marseille, a cultural institution based in the premises of the former municipal headquarters of the public transport department, the 'Direction des Routes rue Bernard du Bois'.
Throughout the duration of Manifesta it was accompanied by an event programme by Diaspore which invited artists and community groups from Marseille and beyond to work collaboratively and build collective narratives. Using storytelling the programme questioned how ideas of territorial intimacy, identity, migration and cohabitation can become progressive infrastructures to rethink the way we live together.
The event program included contributions by; Lea Collet & Swan L’haoua, Theo Turpin, Marleen Boschen, Charles Pryor, Sara Rodrigues, Lou Atessa, Soumiya Sassi, Matteo Demaria & Asso SOS residents, Andrea Moreno & Soumiya Sassy
This exhibition was supported by Region Sud, Mondriaan Fund, Wandsworth Arts, Groupe SOS and Radio Bernard.
2020-2021
Coco Velten and Manifesta13, Les Parallèles du Sud, Marseille
Scenes of the World is a spatial installation by Johann Arens considering the civic potential of local busses and their social significance for the diverse communities using public transport daily. The sculptural intervention first took place at Pump House Gallery in London and later at Coco Velten in Marseille, a cultural institution based in the premises of the former municipal headquarters of the public transport department, the 'Direction des Routes rue Bernard du Bois'.
Throughout the duration of Manifesta it was accompanied by an event programme by Diaspore which invited artists and community groups from Marseille and beyond to work collaboratively and build collective narratives. Using storytelling the programme questioned how ideas of territorial intimacy, identity, migration and cohabitation can become progressive infrastructures to rethink the way we live together.
The event program included contributions by; Lea Collet & Swan L’haoua, Theo Turpin, Marleen Boschen, Charles Pryor, Sara Rodrigues, Lou Atessa, Soumiya Sassi, Matteo Demaria & Asso SOS residents, Andrea Moreno & Soumiya Sassy
This exhibition was supported by Region Sud, Mondriaan Fund, Wandsworth Arts, Groupe SOS and Radio Bernard.
