Hedwig feijen biography

Manifesta 15 will be held from 8 September to 24 November in Barcelona and twelve cities in the metropolitan region.

The Manifesta Biennial is the only nomadic biennial in Europe.

It was created in the early 1990s to respond to a new social, cultural and political reality that emerged after the Cold War. Since then, every two years it has been held in a different host city.

The 15th edition will take place in Barcelona and twelve cities in the metropolitan region over three months.

Its aim to highlight different social issues will once again be its central focus, reshaping the relationship between art, culture and society and catalysing socio-ecological change in Europe. It will run from 8 September to 24 November.

We spoke with its director, Hedwig Fijen, about how she has experienced the evolution of Manifesta over the years and what challenges the biennial faces.

For what purposes was Manifesta born?

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