Exhibition looks at queer times and spaces
The project nono, bad timing! which focuses on archiving processes of queer times and spaces, continues at NiMAC until November 9, with an expanded exhibition and programme of activities by the resident archivists and invited speakers.
The activities and the material presented through the project, curated by Evagoras Vanezis, create a dynamic record of queer voices and experiences, while creating a more inclusive and open approach in the recording of queer history.
The guest archivists’ presentations explore various facets of queer archival practices. The next parallel event coming up is Trash Your Gender on Thursday with resident archivist Logan Bellew, presented in English. Then on October 29, a discussion will be held between resident archivist Gabriel Koureas and Stavros Karayiannis, Ibrahim Ince and Cosmo Mo Rose, again in English.
On the following evening, resident archivist Koureas and Irini Khenkin (endrosia collective), Christos Kyriakides and Despina Michaelidou will host another discussion in English. On October 31, Gervaise Savvias will deliver the performative lecture A/S/L: Queer Entanglements on the relationship between archives and community building.
As November arrives, the curator of the exhibition nono, bad timing!, Vanezis, will host a roundtable discussion with the resident archivists while on November 9 Evita Ioannou will present the project’s closing ceremony by investigating dramaturgy and performance as encounters with the varied textures of archival work.
nono, bad timing!
Process-based exhibition focusing on archiving queer times and spaces. Until November 9. Goethe-Insitut Cyprus, Nicosia. Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 9pm. www.goethe.de/cyprus