The 59th, “leap” edition of the October Salon, a year short of its diamond jubilee, includes an entry from the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory. A video installation entitled The Possibility of “We” and authored by Snežana Vesnić, it was commissioned by the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, the concept creator and producer of this year’s October Salon.
According to the concept developed by the curatorial team of the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, the 59th October Salon seeks to examine the structure and meaning of this biannual exhibition for the local and international context. The somewhat unorthodox nature of this pre-jubilee edition of the Salon, thus, presents a gesture of opening, that is, “exposing” the Belgrade Biennale to a public debate about its social role. Taking this concept into consideration, the exhibit by the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory thematizes the issue of sociality by probing institutional frameworks, conditions, and forms of uttering “we.” The work examines the sheer possibility of such a communitarian designation within the performative act – at once individual and collective – of stepping out of one’s own bounds.
The Possibility of “We” will be showing at the Salon of Belgrade City Museum (Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 32), one of the participating spaces of the 59th October Salon. We are happy to invite friends of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory to the Exhibition Opening on October 20th, at 9PM. The exhibition is open until December 4th.
Artwork Information:
Exhibitor: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory; Author: Snežana Vesnić; Director and Editor: Filip Martinović; Image: Marko Milovanović; Sound: Srđan Bajski; Sound mix: Slobodan Mihajlović; Content Editors: Miloš Ćipranić, Igor Cvejić; Producer: Sanja Iguman; Production: Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, GULU GULU presenta; Installation Design: Snežana Vesnić, Marko Ristić
The Institute would like to thank the Cultural Centre of Belgrade for its support and help in execution of this piece, as well as Skymusic Production for technical support and execution of the video installation.