Karambol : Curated by Gilda Ghinoiu

25 November - 10 December 2022

An exhibition about the swelling of human sensitivity, about the lack of compassion and empathy, about the mutilation, annihilation, and obliteration of the neighbor, just because the neighbor is different from ourselves.

Karambol proposes an eclectic exhibition route that captures a wide spectrum of the harmful consequences of violence, starting from the martyrdom of bodies, crossing the inner martyrdom of post-traumatic psychoses and ending with a major focus on gender-based hatred - an acute and dangerous phenomenon for Central and Eastern Europe, for spaces and cultures heavily influenced by religious customs. We aim to translate to the public the miserable, primitive and fatal violence for the continuity of the human species. Karambol speaks to us about the swelling of human sensibility, the lack of compassion and empathy, the mutilation and annihilation of others, simply because they are different from ourselves. The stated purpose of the event is to translate into direct, eloquent imaginary content, the dramatic consequences of inhumane behaviors that unfortunately are frequent in our country, a country where one in three women is a victim of some form of physical or psychological abuse, a country where sexual orientation and gender diversity are still taboo and stigmatized.

 
Illustrating and defining the world and the worldly as a wound of the divine, alongside: Liviu Bulea, Cristina Cantemir, Cristina Daniela Gagiu, Mihai-Vlăduț Gicoveanu, Ioana Iacob, Lilia Liutko, Lucian Szekely-Rafan, Oana Pop, Oana Maria Pop, Janneke Vos, and Elena Waldorf.
 
The exhibition is part of the series of events of the #16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, organized annually by the Romanian Institute for Peace (PATRIR).