The Border Projects: In Conversation
Hosted by
The Carbon Table
Visual artists, writers, organizational leaders, and change-makers come to the table.
Hosted by
The Carbon Table
Visual artists, writers, organizational leaders, and change-makers come to the table.
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border
(noun) 1. a line separating two political or geographical areas 2. the edge or boundary of something (verb) 1. to form an edge along or beside something |
conversation
(noun) 1. the informal exchange of ideas through spoken words from the Middle English word "converse" meaning "living among, familiarity, intimacy" also "manner of conducting oneself in the world" |
This gathering brought together a small community of artists and representatives of organizations such as Hands of Peace and Karam Foundation working with topics around displacement, conflict, and borders to share a meal, along with our experiences, thoughts, and beliefs around these topics. Modeling care and togetherness as a way of being in the world presents a possible solution to these larger problems. Conversation becomes an art form for shaping individual change. These simple acts create something poetic, symbolic, and meaningful.
Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11am-3:30pm
North Wells, Old Town, Chicago, IL
Schedule
11:00am: Arrival & Introductions
11:30am: Meal & Conversation
12:15pm: Conversations in the Tent: small group exchanges
1:45pm: Short Readings:
Erin Schalk (artist): personal performance poetry "Expatriate"
Arielle Tonkin (artist): excerpts from Anna Deveare Smith's "Fires in the Mirror"
Roya Naderi (Karam Foundation): Sana's essay "What Is Happiness"
Jennifer Chadwick (artist): Louis Jenkin's poem "Walking through a Wall"
Jackie Weaver (artist): excerpt from Roy Scranton's "Learning to Die in the Anthropocene"
Janice Marin (artist): reflections on Derrida's Point, Line and Plane in "Margins of Philosophy"
Renee Valenti (artist): Frank O'Hara's poem, "In Memory of My Feelings"
Nyugen Smith (artist): personal poetry
and others!
2:30pm: “Confines and the Threshold” Writing, Reflections led by Alissa Chanin
3:30pm: Thanks & Goodbye
Meal prepared by chef and artist Michael Cunningham.
About the Carbon Table: The Carbon Table is a contemporary project based in Chicago that organizes intimate discussions and workshops. It aims to tread pathways of conversation, research and advocacy.
Sunday, June 26, 2016, 11am-3:30pm
North Wells, Old Town, Chicago, IL
Schedule
11:00am: Arrival & Introductions
11:30am: Meal & Conversation
12:15pm: Conversations in the Tent: small group exchanges
1:45pm: Short Readings:
Erin Schalk (artist): personal performance poetry "Expatriate"
Arielle Tonkin (artist): excerpts from Anna Deveare Smith's "Fires in the Mirror"
Roya Naderi (Karam Foundation): Sana's essay "What Is Happiness"
Jennifer Chadwick (artist): Louis Jenkin's poem "Walking through a Wall"
Jackie Weaver (artist): excerpt from Roy Scranton's "Learning to Die in the Anthropocene"
Janice Marin (artist): reflections on Derrida's Point, Line and Plane in "Margins of Philosophy"
Renee Valenti (artist): Frank O'Hara's poem, "In Memory of My Feelings"
Nyugen Smith (artist): personal poetry
and others!
2:30pm: “Confines and the Threshold” Writing, Reflections led by Alissa Chanin
3:30pm: Thanks & Goodbye
Meal prepared by chef and artist Michael Cunningham.
About the Carbon Table: The Carbon Table is a contemporary project based in Chicago that organizes intimate discussions and workshops. It aims to tread pathways of conversation, research and advocacy.