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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir
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lang="EN-US">Dear Spectrites, </span></p>
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lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"
lang="EN-US">very much
looking forward to seeing you there! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir
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lang="EN-US">All the Best</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir
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lang="EN-US">Annick Bureaud</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i></b><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">,</span></i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"> <i>Contemporary
Imaginaries of Outer Space, Multiple Voices</i></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.olats.org/global-periphery">https://www.olats.org/global-periphery</a></span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"><br
style="mso-special-character:line-break">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Friday Sept 23rd -
Saturday Sept 24th 2022</span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black">Cité Internationale des
Arts - 18, rue de
l'Hôtel de Ville - Paris</span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">14h00 - 19h00</span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Free upon
registration</span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">: a symposium and
performance exploring contemporary imaginaries of outer space
through examples
of artistic creations and of space activities with voices from
multiple
continents and locations.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The current space
competition —business, research,
activities of all kinds— is world wide but the dominant
narrative still comes
from the USA. The space iconography is strongly
NASA/Hollywood-driven.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">What are the other
narratives? </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Who are the "others's
voices"?</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">What do they say?</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">What can be said? </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">The <i>Global Periphery</i>
event intends to
contribute to give voice to some of those other voices, to work
together, to
hybridized, to raise questions.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"> deals with the
contemporary imaginaries of outer space, the existing ones,
through examples,
experiences and activities of both artists and cultural players
on the one hand
and engineers, scientists and the space sector on the other.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Participants: </span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Eleanor
Armstrong (UK/SE), Fabiane Borges (BR), Rohini Devasher (IN),
Davis Cook (ZA),
Oulimata Gueye (SN/FR, tbc), Michelle Hanlon (USA), Eduardo Kac
(USA/BR),
Susmita Mohanty (IN), Ale de la Puente (MX), Yoko Shimizu
(JP/AT), Frédérique
Aït Touati (FR).</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"> is also about
building together new imaginaries, with the <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i>Imaginary Futures</i></b><i> </i>project by Marcus
Neustetter, an
online/on site performance, semi improvised with 6 artists in
South Africa and
one performer in Paris.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US">Participants:</span></b><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"
lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Initiator
and host
artist Marcus Neustetter ; live performer in Paris Fatou Cissé ;
performers in
different parts of South Africa, Thulisile Princess Binda,
Xolisile Bongwana,
Miné Kleynhans, Aja Marneweck, Sifiso Teddy Mhlambi, Ciara
Struwig.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> co-curators: Annick
Bureaud and Marcus Neustetter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> is part of <i>More-Than-Planet</i>
project, an
international cooperation project between Stichting Waag Society
(NL), lead
partner, Zavod Projekt Atol (SI), Ars Electronica (AT), Digital
Art
International ART2M (FR), Northern Photographic Centre (FI) and
Leonardo/Olats
(FR).</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Global Periphery</span></i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"> is organised by
Leonardo/Olats</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Collaborations with Chaire arts &
sciences, Ecole polytechnique and
Ensad (FR)</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Endorsed by ITACCUS, the Committee for the
Cultural Utilisation of Space
of the IAF-International Astronautical Federation. </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Leonardo/Olats received the support from the
Daniel and Nina Carasso
Foundation, the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris and the
Institut Français
India.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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