Alina Szapocznikow 1926 - 1973 Ikona Kultury Pabianic

Peace be with Beirut

Let's break bread! The Cookbook is starting to give its fruits, excited to sit with familiar faces and new friends to share food, music and stories. This is the first of many programs we will be running at the wonderful @brooklynpeacecenter . Come through if you are in town. Stoma presents and celebrates the first issue of Stoma Cookbook Zine! We will host a dinner, readings, and music at the Brooklyn Peace Center, Brooklyn, on March 21 at 6 pm. In societies centered on production rather than connection, eating has become a means to an end. Food is treated as fuel, as an emotional sedative, or as a signal of cultural capital—a performance prop. This night and series of zines is an invitation to reclaim the aesthetics of food and everything that occurs around it. In times of conflict and apathy, we want to inhabit rituals that illuminate the humane and spiritual aspects of sharing a meal. Thanks to all the readers, musicians and hosts: @brooklynpeacecenter @pajamaturg @axelvoid @murielescalera @ryzko @ania_pochmara @lady_of_evening_faces @lucascypriano @stitchingriver @the_panacea_review @moranjohnp @echizen321 @kayh.uang @matei.pr @emdashnyc RSVP link in bio

Present day progress involves an erasure the environment. Being in a place so heavily charged, I prompted myself as a game, to attempt to erase the marks of an area through strokes. The effort to obscure at times evidences the scars even more, these emerge in one way or another. I made this piece in an abandoned building near the port of Beirut, following the August 2020 explosion.

Here is the trailer for the “The Social Room” film. An attempt against this maladie that saturates all aspects of human life. "The Social Room" Superterram, Voltaire Space, París 2023 This theatre piece takes a symbolic reference — the space of isolation in which we find ourselves when we use digital social media — and transforms it into a physical space as a sociological experiment. Olivia inhabited _The Social Room_ for two weeks in a space open to the public. The only way to interact with Olivia was actively through social networks (the contact information was painted on the facade) and passively through a view-scope from which one could observe Olivia in her daily life. This piece is intended as a direct critique of the alienation and deep addiction generated by how we use social media; a synthetic substitute for our relational behavior amongst each other and with the world. Special thanks to Camille Courdec as Olivia Ville Photography by AxelVoid and Muriel Escalera Pale Music by The Bad Plus Production by the Super Terram team: MR. Gale Nous, 9Eme Concept, Julie Meunier, Julie Guinamant, Juliette Labati, Stephane Carricondo, Jerk 45, Travis Pupkin, Mites, Paul Quarante, Ned, Hugo Mome, Cristopher, Plateau Urbain and Theo De Montalivet. And for the companionship of Michael Beitz

_The Social Room_ Superterram, Voltaire Space, París 2023 ENG This theatre piece takes a symbolic reference — the space of isolation in which we find ourselves when we use digital social media — and transforms it into a physical space as a sociological experiment. Olivia inhabited _The Social Room_ for two weeks in a space open to the public. The only way to interact with Olivia was actively through social networks (the contact information was painted on the facade) and passively through a view-scope from which one could observe Olivia in her daily life. This piece is intended as a direct critique of the alienation and deep addiction generated by how we use social media; a synthetic substitute for our relational behavior amongst each other and with the world. CAS Esta pieza de teatro toma una referencia simbólica —el espacio de aislamiento en el que nos encontramos cuando hacemos uso de medios sociales digitales— y lo transforma en un espacio físico como experimento sociológico. Olivia habitó _The Social Room_ durante dos semanas en un espacio abierto al público. El único modo de interactuar con Olivia era a través de redes sociales (estas estaban inscritas en la fachada de la habitación) de manera activa, y de manera pasiva o unidireccional a través de una mirilla desde la que se podía ver a Olivia en su cotidianidad. Esta pieza es una propuesta crítica a la alienación y adicción profunda que genera el uso que damos a las redes sociales; una sustitución sintética de cómo nos relacionamos entre nosotras y con el mundo. Special thanks to Camille Courdec as Olivia Ville Photography by AxelVoid and Muriel Escalera Pale Production by the Super Terram team: MR. Gale Nous, 9Eme Concept, Julie Meunier, Julie Guinamant, Juliette Labati, Stephane Carricondo, Jerk 45, Travis Pupkin, Mites, Paul Quarante, Ned, Hugo Mome, Cristopher, Plateau Urbain and Theo De Montalivet. And for the companionship of Michael Beitz

_The Social Room_ Superterram, Voltaire Space, París 2023 ENG This theatre piece takes a symbolic reference — the space of isolation in which we find ourselves when we use digital social media — and transforms it into a physical space as a sociological experiment. Olivia inhabited _The Social Room_ for two weeks in a space open to the public. The only way to interact with Olivia was actively through social networks (the contact information was painted on the facade) and passively through a view-scope from which one could observe Olivia in her daily life. This piece is intended as a direct critique of the alienation and deep addiction generated by how we use social media; a synthetic substitute for our relational behavior amongst each other and with the world. CAS Esta pieza de teatro toma una referencia simbólica —el espacio de aislamiento en el que nos encontramos cuando hacemos uso de medios sociales digitales— y lo transforma en un espacio físico como experimento sociológico. Olivia habitó _The Social Room_ durante dos semanas en un espacio abierto al público. El único modo de interactuar con Olivia era a través de redes sociales (estas estaban inscritas en la fachada de la habitación) de manera activa, y de manera pasiva o unidireccional a través de una mirilla desde la que se podía ver a Olivia en su cotidianidad. Esta pieza es una propuesta crítica a la alienación y adicción profunda que genera el uso que damos a las redes sociales; una sustitución sintética de cómo nos relacionamos entre nosotras y con el mundo. Special thanks to Camille Courdec as Olivia Ville Photography by AxelVoid and Muriel Escalera Pale Production by the Super Terram team: MR. Gale Nous, 9Eme Concept, Julie Meunier, Julie Guinamant, Juliette Labati, Stephane Carricondo, Jerk 45, Travis Pupkin, Mites, Paul Quarante, Ned, Hugo Mome, Cristopher, Plateau Urbain and Theo De Montalivet. And for the companionship of Michael Beitz

I painted this during the demonstrations in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd. Today it´s about Renee Nicole Good, and those who live with fear for their safety. To me, this image mirrors a naïve desire to hold on to hope for the possibility of radical change against oppression.

Detail of a mural I did in Aviá in 2017

This painting is based on an image I found amongst my grandfather's things. It's from a medical center in Haiti, featured in a 1950s magazine. I painted this piece in Cadiz in 2021. Always playing with fostered images to see what new feelings I can squeeze out of them. Hope you enjoy it.