HOW LANGUAGE MOVES began as a three-day symposium testing the parameters of translation in artistic practices, initiated by Marianna Maruyama in 2015.
The idea behind this mid-summer gathering was to set aside a concentrated period of time to test out a range of theories and hypotheses about translation, and closely watch how it moves. Beginning with the most fundamental questions - What is translation? What can it be? What can it not be? - each presenter offered his or her reflections on these questions, and introduced a practical exercise for the group to carry out in any arrangement (as a group, as individuals, or pairs, etc). A generous amount of time was allotted for these exercises with the aim that they could be carried out fully; not as proposals or suggestions, but rather as tests that have a (preliminary) conclusion.
What kind of theories about translation did we explore? Taking an expanded notion of translation, we considered 'intersemiotic translations', such as the translation of text into image; and broadened the scope a bit further, thinking of translation from thought into action, or the translation of a life into fiction; also, translation as dialogue, translation as publishing itself, or translation as embodiment.
The field is rich, and yet, this kind of boundless speculation can become problematic if we want to communicate our ideas and arrive at a common point of understanding. It is helpful to differentiate translation from transformation, interpretation, or adaptation. Through these experiments, we worked through fundamental questions about the nature of translation.
Saturday 25 July 14:00 - 20:00 with dinner & drinks
Friday 31 July 14:00 - 20:00 with dinner & drinks
Saturday 1 August 14:00 -20:00 with late lunch & drinks
With contributions from:
Renata de Andrade
Matthias van Baaren
Delphine Bedel
Delphine Bedel
Maurizio Buquicchio
Coco Duivenvoorde
Andrea Reyes Elizondo
Cissie Fu
Louis Hothothot
Go Eun Im
Brigitte Kovacs
Martín La Roche
Mirko Lazović
Marianna Maruyama
Mariajosé Rodríguez Pliego
Angela Serino
Igor Sevcuk
Mounira Al Solh
Ton De Vreede
Mounira Al Solh
Ton De Vreede
July 31: Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Mounira Al Solh, Delphine Bedel, Coco Duivenvoorde, Angela Serino, Igor Sevcuk, and Ton De Vreede
Aug 1: Brigitte Kovacs, Mariajosé Rodríguez Pliego, Martín La Roche Conteras, Louis Hothothot, and Go Eun Im
The entire program was held at Goleb, an artist-run space in the Amsterdam's New West.
