With more than 30 artists examining history and wisdom, the 12th Liverpool Biennial has begun.
The Liverpool Biennial, which takes place in museums, galleries, and public spaces every two years, is the biggest festival of contemporary art in the United Kingdom.
The Tobacco Warehouse, the largest brick warehouse in the world, will serve as the primary venue for the 2023 edition, which takes place from 10 June to 17 September.
The city center is also covered in outdoor installations.
The title of the biennial is "uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things," where "uMoya" is isiZulu for "spirit," "breath," "air," "climate," and "wind.".
Khanyisile Mbongwa, a South African artist, is responsible for curating it in public areas, historical locations, and art spaces like Stanley Dock, Princes Dock, the Cotton Exchange, and St John's Gardens.
While wind "often represents the fleeting and transient," Ms. Mbongwa claimed that this was why the title was chosen. I still recall the first time I experienced the wind in my bones while standing at the docks in Liverpool.
The same wind, according to her, "made Liverpool the epicentre for the trade of enslaved people and a city that built itself through every'merchant' ship," she claimed.
The festival will "be a beautiful and deeply felt festival across the city - that will both connect to Liverpool's colonial past but also uncover possibilities for repair, healing, and joy in its future," according to Dr. Samantha Lackey, director of Liverpool Biennial.
She continued, "Khanyisile Mbongwa has gathered perspectives, thinking, and most importantly, feeling, from all over the world, which will help us view the world we live in today from various angles. ".
