Bouchra Khalili's 'Blackboard' at Jeu de Paume Explores Voice and Resistance

The 'Blackboard' exhibition, created by Bouchra Khalili, is currently on display at Jeu de Paume in Paris and will run until September 23, 2018. This showcase includes films, video installations, photographs, and silkscreens that highlight marginalized narratives. Khalili’s work centers on accounts from 'defeated' areas, stressing the theme of resistance against imperialism. Her collaborative approach sees participants co-developing scripts. In 'The Speeches Series', texts were authored by participants, while 'Mother Tongue' features translations from Édouard Glissant, Mahmoud Darwich, and Aimé Césaire. 'Twenty-Two Hours' showcases Doug Miranda discussing activism, and 'The Tempest Society' follows Athenians as they navigate Greece and Europe. Khalili challenges media representations of migrants and promotes a 'geography of resistance'. The exhibition's non-linear design fosters individual discovery and is supported by a catalog from Éditions du Jeu de Paume.