Dealing in Distance

Thinking about diasporic identities - lives shaped by immigration and displacement- is to think about becoming. It is relentless negotiation of selves through encounters. This January, after travelling across four cities Southeast Asia, Dealing in Distance will reach its final stop Metro Manila where, like a rhizome, entangled identities form a temporary community through stories, memories and sensibilities that transcend distances, languages and histories of each individual.  

Initiated by four Goethe-Institutes in Southeast Asia, Dealing in Distance brings together Southeast Asian and diasporic artists based in Southeast Asia and Germany to explore themes of migration and identity in distance. A culmination of this journey, Dealing in Distance presents new works from our three residencies in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, alongside contributions from an open call selected by a jury. 

Dealing in Distance offers a wide array of artworks from exhibitions, performances to interactive and collaborative workshops. 

All in total the travelling festival showcases eight artists with eight exhibitions, two performances and five interactive engagement programs in six different locations around Quezon City. With this approach we encourage the participants to explore another perspective of distance, which proposes distance as a method that enforces connection, solace and solidarity.