The Limits of Resistence

The current expressions of traditional folk forms of protest seem to have failed to achieve significant changes for the material realities of those who engage in them. And yet, these forms of collective action continue to persist and flourish. However, as more and more protestors vie for a decreasing slice of the 24-hour media cycle, and as their protestations fall on deaf ears, professional activists have had to resort to ever-increasing extreme action in order to make their voices heard.

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Why and how then have entrenched political organizations and institutions become immune to public outcry, and what new forms of activism and resistance are emerging away from the spotlight of media attention that may save activism from its current irrelevance?

The project started with researching and analyzing the protests that happened worldwide in the last 50 years.

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To visualize the research, the project is split into five parts; gestures, objects and clothing, colors, graphics, and spaces. By analyzing each part of a protest separately, each element was taken apart and brought together in another context.

The result of the project presented with a performance, to show each part of the research, and to show that the kit can be used anytime, anywhere in the world.

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Research and concept: Giulio Fuzzi, Liana Kuyumcuyan, Pia Regenbrecht, Rebecca Stumpf, Samein Shamsher, Shobha Bhat

Project mentors: Angela Rui, Anastasia Kubrak