VOICES OTHERWISE: duration of presence and the generosity of togetherness nurture gardens that pollinate the thirst of those who seeks

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This is the second book about the Open Air Museum of Decoloniality. The project, launched in September 2023 by de_colonialanguage collective with the support of various communities, friends and their friends, enthusiasts, and artists, has been running for two+ years now right on Alexanderplatz (Berlin). It began as research and protest, and we thought about occupying a space that belonged and still belongs to ideas that we consider controversial and necessary for critical discussion (Russian imperialism, unbridled capitalism, total control). Now, our presence in this huge space has transformed into a regular presence and an invitation to many Others to join us. People come to us with a desire to show their work at the Open Air Museum of Decoloniality. It is still just a huge square without walls and with its own characteristics, but the operational activities of many artists have already contributed to this space are strongly changing this space. In the same year, we faced complex structural issues. Is the Open Air Museum of Decoloniality already an institution or still an open collective project with a more or less clearly defined organizational core? What is radical collectivity? What is cultural practice, and what is social work, and where do they intersect? What archives of knowledge are created in this practice? What are the sources of support for the non-profit work of many people? What are the limits of self-organization? What responsibilities does an institution take on, and what responsibilities does a self-organized collective take on? These and many other questions have been raised throughout the year and have led to very emotional discussions. The reaction and conversation about this can be seen through the diverse activities of this eventful year—two exhibitions, the Rooftop Glitches residency with Operation Himmelblick, Voices Otherwise residency at the Open Air Museum of Decoloniality, and the publication of several books and texts. This book slowly, step by step, reveals the experience of difficult conversations in difficult times of multiple wars. It is a search for a voice, for a tone of voice, for a space for a voice, for other voices.

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Denis Esakov

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