Islands of Kinship

📚 “Vracet se ke knihám má svůj smysl. Se situovaností, proměnlivostí světa, individualit čtenářstva a jejich aktuálních naladění, akumulovaných zkušeností, zážitků a dalších „parametrů“ se proměňuje také to, jak text ke konkrétnímu jednotlivci promlouvá.” (…) Galerijní instituce by měly být určené pro všechny, měly by být inkluzivní a jejich fungování udržitelné. 📖 Tím se zabývá publikace, kterou vydala Společnost Jindřicha Chalupeckého @sjch_cz s Mousse Publishing a které se v recenzi věnuje Šárka Zahálková. Barbora Ciprová, Tereza Jindrová, Karina Kottová, Nikola Ludlová (eds.), Islands of Kinship: A Collective Manual for Sustainable and Inclusive Art Institutions, Společnost Jindřicha Chalupeckého, Mousse Publishing 2024, 364 stran. ___ #sjch @sjch_cz @islandsofkinship #islandsofkinship #review #manual #moussepublishing

𝓮𝓷 𝘭𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 Texts: Ieva Astahovska, Jana Brsakoska, Veronika Čechová, Kris Dittel, Daniel Grúň, Michal Klonder, Eloise Bonneviot & Anne de Boer, Jussi Koitela, Karina Kottová, Diana Lelonek, Nikola Ludlová, Aneta Rostkowska, Paulina Seyfried, Katarína Slezáková, Taka Taka, James Taylor-Foster, Fran Trento, Ivana Vaseva Translations and proofreading: Tereza Chocholová Jindřich Chalupecký Society; Mousse Publishing Contrappunto s.r.l., Milan [Praha], 2024 This comprehensive publication is the result of a two-year collaboration within the platform Islands of Kinship, which interconnects six mid-scale visual art institutions across diverse regions in Europe (Prague, Bratislava, Bitola/Skopje, Cologne, Helsinki, Riga). The project represents an innovative model of collaboration addressing issues of inclusion, kinship and togetherness, democratic exchange, and the ethics, emotions, and practical solutions needed for fair and sustainable institutional operations. In this publication a unique group of curators, artists, and experts involved in their respective organizations as inclusion and sustainability coordinators reflect on social and environmental responsibility in artistic and institutional practice from theoretical, political, and practical perspectives. Through essays, mind maps, codes of conduct, and lists of principles and recommendations, they address issues such as accessibility, just representation, and participation. @islandsofkinship 𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓫𝓲𝓸 / 𝓬𝔃 Anglicky psaná publikace Kolektivní manuál pro udržitelné a inkluzivní umělecké instituce uzavírá dvouletou mezinárodní spolupráci v rámci platformy Islands of Kinship (Ostrovy soužití). Kniha funguje jako inspirativní příručka pro současné umělecké a kulturní instituce, které chtějí být více udržitelné a inkluzivní. @islandsofkinship 𝓻𝓮𝔃𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓿 𝓫𝓲𝓸

New Agora project explained. 🔮 New meme from the third and final series of commissions created by @avu_core on the Island of Kinship’s recent program line titled New Agora. ✨ Unveiling the essence of this thematic line, this project explores the evolving landscape of public space on art production, and the changing dynamics of art consumption. 🙋‍♀️ Join us in deciphering the relationship between contemporary art, citizen needs, and local communities, with outcomes ranging from education to vibrant festivals. 🌐🎨 #sustainabilitydialogue  #newagora  #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

The third episode of the ⁠⁠Islands of Kinship⁠⁠ (IOK) podcast brings the recording of a debate organized in November 2023 by @frame_finland . The debate brought together the writer-artist @taivaanisa and S.U.R. Colectivo (Sofia Guridi, Florencia Pochinki, Amy Gelera and Natalia Ruiz Román) to present their views, practices and experiences in relation to social and ecological sustainability of art institutions. They lead discussion on how art institutions can work on the questions of climate justice, transformative justice and eco-cripness and their intersections. The discussion was facilitated by Kay Han. 🔊 Listen to this episode via our Spotify account Island of Kinship. 🔗 You can find the link in our bio. #islandsofkinshippodcast #contemporaryart #art #institution #research #sustainability #inclusivity #júliuskollersociety

New meme from the third and final series of commissions created by @avu_core ! ✨ In Islands of Kinship (IOK), we take the Collective Manual for Sustainable and Inclusive Art Institutions step by step. 🤝🙃 The IOK interconnects and transforms the practical functioning of six mid-scale visual art institutions across Europe (Prague, Bratislava, Bitola/Skopje, Cologne, Helsinki and Riga). 👐 To do so, it requires some manuals to take better care of our individual needs in order to make meaningful changes in our collectives and our institutional operations. 🙃 #innovativecollaboration #sustainabilitydialogue #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

New meme from the third and final series of commissions created by @avu_core ! ✨ The reality of running a cultural institution is a web of interconnected and complex relationships. Not all of their elements are perfect nor can be the way we wished for. ⚖️♻️ #sustainabilitychallenges #inclusivestrategies #innovativecollaboration #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

Islands of Kinship (IOK) engaging in various forms of self-reflection and critique.♻ IOK also has meme commissions. 🌟Third and final series of the meme commissions was created by @avu_core , a meme (fine) art studio and collective organ of institutionally-critical imagination based in Prague. They have created an extensive series of memes reflecting upon the art world with its peculiarities but also what we are trying to achieve through the IOK project. ♻ #selfreflection #selcritique #sustainabilitydialogue #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

🔊 The second episode of the ⁠⁠Islands of Kinship⁠⁠ (IOK) podcast contextualizes the show 𝑶𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒔 by Luki Essender @essenderluki . Luki Essender approaches nature as queer, summoning a system of objects that constructs the semblance of place. Sculptural forms, architectural typologies, and visual cues are recast as a speculation, a hallucination – a world. 𝑶𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒔 was the artist's first solo exhibition in Slovakia and it was produced as one of the new artwork commissions within the IOK project. Listen to this episode via our Spotify account Island of Kinship. 🔊🔗 You can find the link in our bio. The project Islands of Kinship (IOK) interconnects and transforms the practical functioning of six mid-scale visual art institutions across diverse regions in Europe (Prague, Bratislava, Bitola/Skopje, Cologne, Helsinki, Riga) in an innovative collaboration model. The IOK podcast series includes eight episodes containing interviews with the artists creating new artwork commissions within the project. #islandsofkinshippodcast #contemporaryart #art #institution #research #sustainability #inclusivity #júliuskollersociety

New meme commission: Unveiling inclusive curatorial strategies with @avu_core . 🌍✨ 🌍 Inclusive Curatorial strategies are an integral part of our Islands of Kinship (IOK) project. We address the redistribution of power, knowledge, visibility, and resources in curatorial practices across partner institutions. Let’s tackle them all! 🙌 #InclusiveCurating #IntersectionalStrategies #CuratorialInclusion #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

New meme from the third and final series of commissions was created by @avu_core ! ✨ Based in Prague, Czech Republic. Not having a sea coast, sea beaches, ports or any kind of maritime activity… Sometimes, it can feel like being an island. 🏝️ #AestheticsVsEcology #ArtandEthics #islandsofkinship #memescommission #avu_core

This comprehensive publication is the result of a two-year collaboration within the platform @islandsofkinship , which interconnects six mid-scale visual art institutions across diverse regions in Europe (Prague, Bratislava, Bitola/Skopje, Cologne, Helsinki, Riga). The project represents an innovative model of collaboration addressing issues of inclusion, kinship and togetherness, democratic exchange, and the ethics, emotions, and practical solutions needed for fair and sustainable institutional operations. In this publication a unique group of curators, artists, and experts involved in their respective organizations as inclusion and sustainability coordinators reflect on social and environmental responsibility in artistic and institutional practice from theoretical, political, and practical perspectives.

Islands od Kinship has started a podcast! 🎙️ In the first episode, dive into the art of Diana Lelonek, a Polish artist whose latest work, "Stork, a Sacred Bird," explores how nature adapts to human-made environmental changes. In her installation, storks, symbols of blessing and happiness, are seen in the dystopian landscape of the Getliņi landfill. This powerful piece sheds light on the interconnectedness of life, industrial monocultures, and climate change. Listen on Spotify! Link in bio. #IslandsOfKinship #IOK