Mobile Lab Argentina
Justice stands as a cornerstone of our societies' core values. Nevertheless, it frequently occurs that when individuals pursue justice within a framework built upon classism, racism, capitalism, and the patriarchy, it becomes ingrained as a system of punitive measures, with disproportionately severe repercussions for those hailing from marginalized backgrounds.
Our Mobile Lab in Argentina took us to Buenos Aires, where writer, poet, editor, and 2022 Impact Awardee, María Medrano, and prison abolition collective, YoNoFui, co-curated a dynamic programme together with the Prince Claus Fund: cultural visits, workshops, performances, and a public parliament session.
The 2023 Mobile Lab Argentina’s programme reflected on how we can rethink the ways we connect to each other, with a focus on female-identifying and LGBTQIA+ prisoners and ex-prisoners. An objective of the Lab was to discuss the ways in which prisons can be transformed into productive and nurturing environments, creating opportunities for people outside of prison and sparking a discourse on the possibilities of change.
Joining the Mobile Lab as participants were 2021 Seed Awardees Rubén Elías Barrios Rodríguez, Julia Cohen Ribeiro, Bruno Almada Comas, and 2022 Seed Awardees LUANDA, Lina Lasso, David Amado, and Alexis Villanueva Niebles. The Lab will also feature critically acclaimed artistic director, Keng Sen Ong; writer and lesbian queer activist, val flores; queer activist and art history professor, Nicolas Cuello; sociologist and essayist, María Pía López; fashion designer and 2020 Prince Claus Laureate, Diamantina Arcoíris, and others.
