The Potato Parliament: A Spud-itorial Debate with Jody Aikman

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This workshop explores the existence, language, and connected system of potatoes through playful embodiment and poetic political imagination

Do all potatoes have the same interests or needs? What would potatoes say in a debate? Are all potatoes created equal and privy to the same rights? This workshop explores the existence, language, and connected system of potatoes through playful embodiment and poetic political imagination.In the first part of the workshop, participants will be provided with a potato for whom they will form a political party. Each person will receive an information card about their potato and formulate a proposal for a new law through the eyes of their potato. The facilitator, i.e. Head Potato, will help guide each party to come up with a name, slogan, and main debate points.In the second half of the workshop, all of the potato parties will come together and debate whether the proposed laws should be passed in Parliament or not. All members will vote on passing or rejecting the bill.The debate session will be recorded and presented during the remaining days of the PPP workshop programme.We want this exhibition to be accessible to everyone, which is why entry is free. If you're able, we invite you to contribute and Pay-Pay-Pay-What-You-Can, Your donation, no matter the size, helps sustain W139 - a space rooted in solidarity and committed to offering time and space for artistic experimentation.Jody Aikman is a poet and performer exploring the intersection where artist, audience and message meet. She researches the silences in language by questing meaning, ambiguity, and implication through her writing. Her performances are created to blur the line between audience and artist, investigating the relationship between herself, the other and the world.

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The Potato Parliament: A Spud-itorial Debate with Jody Aikman

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