FORUM
Round tables and publication launches
FRONTIÈRE by TOPO
SATELLITE by DARE-DARE
Atlas Emocional del Bidasoa de Bitamine Faktoria
TOPO is pleased to invite you to the FRONTIÈRE forum – Cross-border artistic practices, an event in collaboration with the Montreal artist center. DARE-DARE and Bitamine Faktoria – Factory for cross-border cultural creation and production in the Spanish Basque Country. This meeting is taking place to mark the launch of the publication Frontière, which looks back at TOPO's 2019-2022 thematic programming. Helga Massetani, from Bitamine Faktoria, will exhibit and present the project of theAtlas Emocional del BidasoaSylvie Cotton, from DARE-DARE, will then present the project and the publication. Satellite.
DETAILED PROGRAM
1:30 p.m. – Welcome
2:00 p.m. – Context and welcome remarks
2:30 p.m. – Helga Massetani, Bitamine Faktoria (Irún, Spanish Basque Country).
3:00 p.m. – Mirna Abiad-Boyadjian, Nuria Carton de Grammont, Paule Mackrous
Looking back on the Frontière programmation by TOPO
4:00 p.m. – Sylvie Cotton
Looking back on the project Satellite by Dare-Dare
5:00 p.m. – Launch of publications
Networking with artists and authors of publications
8:00 p.m. – End of the event
The projects
FRONTIÈRE by TOPO
TOPO has organized a series of exhibitions and online projects on the theme of borders from 2019 to 2022. Rooted in human history and still highly relevant today, this theme brings together several issues addressed by TOPO, including political, social, and technological questions.
The Frontière program comprises three thematic cycles, each associated with three female authors and art historians: Nuria Carton de Grammont, Paule Mackrous, and Mirna Abiad-Boyadjian. To enrich the discussion, four other specialists take a broader look at the concept of borders from different perspectives related to their fields of research: Ricard Zapata Barrero (politics), Chantal Pontbriand (aesthetics), Jean-Dominique Leccia (psychiatry), and David Jhave Johnston (technology).
The paper publication, a map tracing the works of the 10 artists exhibited by TOPO as part of the program, continues. on the web with essays and multimedia content (essays, videos, and podcasts).
SATELLITE by DARE-DARE
This publication traces the early stages of a cross-border artistic exploration program launched in 2011 by the DARE-DARE artists' center as an extension of its Montreal base. More than just a visual retrospective and a presentation of works created in three very different urban contexts (Detroit, Tijuana, Mexico City), the book offers a series of recent observations by the artists and host partners to revive vivid memories, retrace the path of thought and experience, reveal the imprint on creative practice and intellectual reflection, and highlight the impact on careers and artistic missions."
– Excerpt from the essay by Martin Dufrasne, coordinator of the SATELLITE project and co-coordinator of programming at DARE-DARE
Atlas Emocional del Bidasoa de Bitamine Faktoria
This publication is a continuation of research conducted in 2019 as part of the “Emotional Mapping of the Bidassoa” project. It takes the form of a series of educational booklets accompanied by the work of illustrator Elena Odriozola, highlighting significant social aspects. These ten small booklets tell the stories of a geographical area—that of the Bidassoa River in the Spanish Basque Country—elegantly written by María José Noain Maura in language accessible to all audiences.
Helga Massetani's stay is made possible with the support of Etxepare and the Quebec Ministry of International Relations, as part of the cultural cooperation agreement between Quebec and Euskadi.
