23 May 2024

OUT-OF-THE-SHADOW LIBRARY

When playing with the term shadow library, a concept often used to describe guerilla databases of contents that are otherwise not readily accessible, the out-of-the-shadow library claims the prominence of knowledge that is often obscured, stigmatised and pushed into the margins of cultural consciousness. Following Lavanderia a Vapore’s dramaturgical line from the Dark Matters Winter Festival, through the Spring Rolls Spring Festival and towards the On Mobilisation Symposium, the books and references proposed here, take the reader on a path in and out of the shadows: to dig in and immerse in the darkness and resurface seeing the present and the future through other lenses. Specially designed chapters guide the reader through an open-ended pathway, through themes of blackness, darkness, archives, temporalities, the body, desiring and mobilising in collective action. The library, co-curated by Nora Book&Coffee, calls to join in protest: in reading, pleasure and rest to discover the collective dimension of dreaming and to craft alternative visions for the present world.

The library is not finished. If you have books, articles and other references to recommend, send an email with your suggestions to documentazione@lavanderiaavapore.eu
Thank you!!

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