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Technology, by watching, tends to reduce freedom in art, subjecting it and instating mechanisms of self-control. Resistance emerges through gestures that refuse this surveillance: seeking sensitive alternatives for connection and the creation of spaces where art frees itself from technological control or subverts it.
Self-Uncensored proposes a reflection and an awareness of contemporary forms of censorship in democratic contexts, focusing on the indirect mechanisms of censorship that lead to self-censorship and internalized censorship.
It seeks to identify how dynamics related to invisible processes of censorship manifest in today’s world and infiltrate artistic work, compromising what should be, by nature, a space of freedom and resistance — whose impact resonates throughout society.
It aims to encourage the development of more conscious practices capable of resisting dynamics shaped by self-censorship, adaptation to homogenizing support systems, dominant agendas, market pressures, or the expectations and ambivalences of communities themselves.
*Self-Uncensored [In hacking], proposes an infiltration into cultural programs and systems — a temporary occupation suggesting a reconfiguration from within, exploring relationships, boundaries, and tensions.
Production: ORG.I.A (SELF-MISTAKE)
Artistic direction and curation: Tânia M. Guerreiro
Partners: Estúdios Victor Córdon / OPART, ICNOVA (NOVA/FCSH), Galeria Zé dos Bois, Teatro Ibérico, O Rumo do Fumo
Institutional support: Lisbon City Council – Culture; Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sports / Directorate-General for the Arts
Photography: Ema Ramos
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