INITIATIVE FOR PRACTICES AND VISIONS OF RADICAL CARE


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Initiative for Practices and Visions of Radical Care, fondée par Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez et Elena Sorokina, est née en région parisienne lors du premier confinement lié à l’épidémie de COVID-19. Johanna Fayau et simona dvorák les ont ensuite rejoint.

Formée sur la base d’amitiés et de liens professionnelles, l’Initiative se donne pour mission de réunir des recherches et des pratiques curatoriales et artistiques liées aux pratiques du soin, qui s'interrogent sur des problématiques associées à la solidarité et au care. La notion de care est de plus en plus explicitement liée à celle de solidarité et se situe à l'intersection de mouvements sociaux, antiracistes et écologiques.

Se positionnant comme une protection, plutôt qu’une contestation, elle souligne l'importance de prendre soin et d'être des garant.es, attentif.ves et bienveillant.es de nos sociétés comme écosystèmes. Faisant face à la crise du COVID-19 et aux mobilisations du mouvement Black Lives Matter, la France connaît l’une des discussions les plus vives sur les questions de racisme et de care en Europe. En effet, l'histoire française du colonialisme et de la discrimination raciale diffère considérablement de celles d'autres pays. Plusieurs institutions d'échelle modeste franciliennes ont entrepris, depuis de nombreuses années, un travail engagé consacré à l'ensemble de ces questions.

Nous souhaitons mettre en relation ces espaces essentiels sur le plan social et artistique avec d'autres travailleur.ses de l'art et publics européens et internationaux.

Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez et Elena Sorokina

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On Art As Healing Practice

December 3, 2024
6-9 p.m.


Join us on December 3 at AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exihibitions for an inspiring event focused on the transformative power of art therapy. As part of the "Care as Methodology" series by the Initiative for Practices and Visions of Radical Care, this event explores the pioneering work of Sigríður Björnsdóttir, an Icelandic artist and life partner and collaborator of Dieter Roth who began developing art therapy methods in 1952 to helpe hospitalized children express and work through their emotions. Her approach emphasizes the healing power of nature—touching soil, leaves, and organic matter—which helps reconnect individuals to their surroundings and fosters emotional resilience. This belief resonates with Tamara Singh, who works with people who feel marginalized in French society and put a particular focus on notions of trust, joy and play. And her artistic projects she employs the material as willow, rush, clay, soil, arranging meaning and organic matter in ephemeral displays.

Art Can Heal: La vie et l'œuvre de Sigríður Björnsdóttir is the title of a book written by Reykjavik-born artist and sociologist Ágústa Oddsdóttir, coordinated by her son and artist Egill Sæbjörnsson. Ágústa follows in her mother’s footsteps, integrating her sociological background with art therapy. She uses recycled family textiles in her work, such as in her ongoing series Mom's Balls, which preserves generational memories and tells stories of resilience. Egill brings a unique perspective, combining technology, sculpture, and sound to explore the boundaries between the virtual and physical, reflecting the therapeutic effects of creative expression.

The encounter between Ágústa Oddsdóttir, Egill Sæbjörnsson and Tamara Singh draws attention to the importance of the empowerment process. The conversation proposes a perspective on art as a situated practice shaped by emotions and memories, acting as a healing protocol, as a practice of care and solidarity.

Photographic Credits: Art Can Heal, written by Ágústa Oddsdóttir, on the life and work of Sigríður Björnsdóttir, published by König Books, 2023.