The "bateauthèque" at MEG : knowledge in the making

This installation is a participatory resource that addresses decolonial, critical, anti-racist, feminist and ecological thinking through the written and spoken word. The artist presents the starting point of her work as follows: "Discovering the story of an ancestor who armed four slave ships in the 18th century transatlantic slave trade, I embarked on a transformative journey with this poetic objective: I am descending from a cumbersome old tree. I am going to take its wood and build a ship".

Marie van Berchem's work thus allows everyone to confront the decolonial question. Created in 2017, the "Bateauthèque" presents in its space a selection of works that can be consulted on site but also, for the most part, borrowed from the MEG library. It will also serve as a venue for a series of conferences to provide insights into the decolonial issue.