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ABSOLUTENECESSITY
Radioactive waste sites require a multidisciplinary approach to address issues related to nuclear energy and the future. By participating in the Container Night Cabin project call, researching the surrounding area, and reading Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, Cécile Massart writes: Extract from the earth. Bury in the earth.
The Biennale’s theme prompted her to reflect on uranium mining near Lubumbashi, its history, and her project, Laboratoires, to investigate how landfill-site memories are transmitted through the landscape.
Fascinated by the Shinkolobwe mine, she aims to collect rocks for the planned performance around the cabin, and capture images with a small group interested in presenting radioactive waste artistically. This collective, dynamic process encourages intercultural exchange, with the documents serving as acts of memory.
Massart’s participation in the Biennale will unfold gradually, as no works will be transported from the studio. The outdoor construction, a cabin painted black and wrapped, will evoke the world of miners and will be interactive for visitors. Concepts like environment, emergency, preservation, and tomorrow become active elements—rocks hitting the cabin creating white impact marks symbolizing environmental effects.
Art without a work. The history of global nuclear power is embedded deep within the mines. The story of radioactive waste will be etched into the Earth’s depths.
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