Our Other Us
October 1–November 7, 2021
The fourth edition of the Art Encounters Biennial, Our Other Us, opens in Timișoara, Romania, on October 1, 2021. Organised in close collaboration with local and national institutions, the Biennial reflects the global context of the pandemic and explores the ever-fluctuating relationships between self, other and environment. Showcasing the work of over 100 artists, it features 18 new commissions.
Curators Mihnea Mircan and Kasia Redzisz said: “The Biennial has constituted an unique opportunity for us to explore the potential of art as means of connecting individuals across continents. On the one hand, the exhibitions will invite audiences to look at nature as a source of inspiration and to investigate ways in which we can coexist better, while exploring how we can change in relation to the environment. On the other hand, the fact that the Biennial is taking place, despite many difficulties and challenges, reveals the power that art holds and its ability to connect us regardless of circumstances.”
The Biennial, which comprises two distinct curatorial projects by Mihnea Mircan and Kasia Redzisz, as well as an invited exhibition curated by Maria Rus Bojan and Bogdan Ghiu, will take place in landmark locations and unconventional spaces across Timișoara.
Kasia Redzisz’s exhibition, How To Be Together, will be staged at the iconic Corneliu Mikloși Public Transport Museum; while Mihnea Mircan’s Landscape in a Convex Mirror will take place at the nearby ISHO office building. Seasons End, an historical exhibition curated by Kasia Redzisz exploring the history of the relationship between artists and nature in Eastern and Central Europe, will be held in ISHO House.
Secret Wing, a collaborative project between Maria Rus Bojan and the poet and philosopher Bogdan Ghiu, is organised by Triade Foundation in collaboration with the Timișoara National Art Museum, and will take place on the premises of the latter.
Other venues include Helios Gallery, part of the Visual Artists’ Union of Romania; the recently launched FABER Cultural Centre; and the French Institute in Timișoara.
The Biennial opening weekend, Friday, October 1–Sunday, October 3, includes guided tours with invited curators and artists, activities for children, performances, workshops, talks and a roundtable with invited curators and artists, an opening party and a picnic. The full programme is available here.
The Biennial will present artworks by (* denotes new commissions):
How To Be Together
Dobrawa Borkała, Agnieszka Brzeżańska, Flaviu Cacoveanu*, Valko Chobanov*, Daniela & Linda Dostálková, Ndidi Emefiele*, Kitty Gosztola & Bence György Pálinkás, Irena Haiduk*, Haveit*, Mihaela Hudrea*, Anna Hulačová, Suzanne Husky*, Nona Inescu*, Agata Ingarden, Dominika Kowynia, Iva Lulashi, Lala Meredith-Vula, Gizela Mickiewicz*, Hana Miletić, Minitremu*, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas*, Vlad Nancă*, Davinia-Ann Robinson, Selma Selman*, Jura Shust, Wojciech Ireneusz Sobczyk, Alexandra Sukhareva, Dardan Zhegrova*
Landscape in a Convex Mirror
Benjamin Bannan, Rosa Barba, Erik Bünger, Alexander Carver, Traian Cherecheș, Sara Culmann, Dušica Dražić, Sári Ember, Alice Gancevici & Remus Pușcariu*, Fabien Giraud & Raphaël Siboni, Adela Giurgiu, Femke Herregraven, Florence Jung*, Hiwa K, Zsófia Keresztes, Szabolcs KissPál, Gert Jan Kocken, KwieKulik, Oliver Laric, Magdalena Łazarczyk, Gili Mocanu, Jean-Luc Moulène, Robertas Narkus, Miklós Onucsán, Manuel Pelmuș*, Joanna Piotrowska, Laure Prouvost, Ana Prvački*, Flaviu Rogojan, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Saul Steinberg, Hito Steyerl, Remco Torenbosch, Achraf Touloub, Julijonas Urbonas, Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan, Jonathan van Doornum, Bernard Voïta, Phillip Warnell
Seasons End
Akademia Ruchu, Jerzy Bereś, Ștefan Bertalan, Włodzimierz Borowski, Collective Actions, Agnes Denes, Jan Dobkowski, Constantin Flondor, Karpo Godina, Wanda Gołkowska, Pavel Ilie, Konrad Jarodzki, Aleksandra Kasuba, Eva Kmentová, Frans Krajcberg, Katalin Ladik, Liliana Lewicka, Ana Lupaș, MAMŰ Group, Albena Mihaylova, Wanda Mihuleac, Teresa Murak, OHO Group, Pécs Workshop, Andrzej Pierzgalski, Maria Pinińska-Bereś, Eugenia Pop, Simona Runcan, Zorka Ságlová, Sigma 1 Group, Rudolf Sikora, lIja Šoškić, Jerzy Treliński, Doru Tulcan, Dimov Vesselin, Jana Želibská, Anna Zemánková, Kazimiera Zimblytė
Secret Wing
Lucas Arruda, Vlad Basarab, Ion Bitzan, Kasper Bosmans, Alin Bozbiciu, Marcel Broodthaers, Cornel Brudașcu, James Lee Byars, Sophie Calle, Simion Cernica, Traian Cherecheș, Yahon Chang, René Daniëls, Marlene Dumas, Constantin Flondor, Octav Grigorescu, Johannes Heldén, Peter Jecza, Anselm Kiefer, Sigalit Landau, Gherasim Luca, Reinier Lucassen, Ioan Aurel Mureșan, Ioana Nemeș, Iulia Nistor, David Robilliard, Viviane Sassen, Ioan Sbârciu, Katrin Schlegel, Mladen Stilinović, Nora Turato, Ulay
For more information about the Art Encounters Foundation, please click here.
Press contacts
Mary Doherty, mary [at] sam-talbot.com
Alina Crețu, alina.cretu [at] artencounters.ro
