Instal 09

Who

Ultra-red: an international group of artists, thinkers, activists and organisers. At Instal featuring UR members: Manuela Bojadžijev (Berlin), Janna Graham (London), Dont Rhine (Los Angeles) and Robert Sember (New York)

What

A public gathering that brings together local artists, musicians, activists, and community organisers. Titled "Encuentro", the Spanish word "gathering", this event invites local audiences to come together and reflect on pertinent issues facing struggles for social justice and the role of art practice in those struggles. The "Encuentro" is open to the public for artists, community organisers, and anyone interested in strategising around the intersection between critical art practice and political intervention.

Ultra-red conceive of the "Encuentro" as an opportunity to learn about the various strands of mobilisation occurring in Glasgow. Leading off with the question, "What is the sound of the war on the poor in Glasgow?" Ultra-red's "Encuentro" is part of a larger engagement with the city. To begin Ultra-red's engagement in Glasgow the group invite all community organizers, activists, and politically-engaged artists to gather on the Saturday at Instal to collectively reflect on the issues of poverty, precariousness and racism in Glasgow.

Why

• Who are the poor?
• How is poverty shaped by struggles of migration and histories of racism?
• What does it mean to think of poverty and precariousness as a war on the poor?
• What is suggested by thinking of that conflict in terms of sound?
• What does a political reflection gain from situating this discussion within the cultural, the artistic, or the affective?
• And, finally, what analysis of poverty can we make based on our reflections on this question?

Morning coffee will be served along with a light lunch. Seating is limited.