Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial Surveys Global South Memory
The Sesc_Videobrasil Biennial in 2023 presented over 100 works by 60 artists and collectives from 38 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Eastern Europe, Portugal, the Middle East, and Oceania. The curatorial focus explored memory and forgetting—individual and collective—tied to social, political, and cultural contexts. Works employed video, installation, photography, performance, and weaving. A parallel exhibition, "Especial 40 anos," traced the project's history from its first festival during Brazil's civil-military dictatorship. The biennial was held at Sesc 24 de maio from 2023 until February 25, 2024.
Key facts
- Over 100 works by 60 artists and collectives from 38 countries
- Countries from Africa, Americas, Asia, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Middle East, Oceania
- Curatorial focus on memory and forgetting in social, political, cultural contexts
- Media included video, installation, photography, performance, weaving
- Parallel exhibition 'Especial 40 anos' covered the project's four-decade history
- First Videobrasil festival occurred during Brazil's civil-military dictatorship
- Venue: Sesc 24 de maio
- Dates: 2023 to February 25, 2024
Entities
Artists
- Airton Krenak
- La Chola Poblete
- Julia Baumfeld
- Leila Danziger
- Gabriela Pinilla
- Vitória Cribb
- Tromarama Collective
Institutions
- Sesc_Videobrasil
- Sesc 24 de maio
- Contemporary And (C&)
- Sesc
- Videobrasil
- Sesc 24 de Maio
Locations
- Brazil
- São Paulo
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Portugal
- Middle East
- Oceania