Water and a Diasporic Place  (Besalú)

Saturday, 5 February 2022 , Olot

Water and a Diasporic Place  (Besalú)

Water and a Diasporic Place  (Besalú)

In Faberllull Residency I am exploring the concept of diasporic space and diasporic time and my own ancestry of migration. As part of this exploration, I visited Besalu’s Jewish purification Bath House (Mikveh). Built in the 12th century, it is one of the most ancients that survived in Europe found that was built in a Romanesque style.

For my visit, the Town’s Tourist Office was kind enough to fill the place in water. Water is migratory. They are used for purification. But the people who migrate, often through waters, are at times, and places, have been looked upon as contamination. Diasporic time is cyclical, like the time of water, and like water, the diasporic space is ephemeral. But these waters that flow through Besalu’ Mikveh, remember what we forgot to learn.

Gil Mualem-Doron [PhD] is a UK-based, transdisciplinary artist working in photography, installation, and socially engaged practices. To view, his work see: www.gmdart.com. His next solo exhibition will take place at the Art’s Depot, London April 2022.

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