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2021 theme:DIstance

'Distance' is the theme for the 2021 Lacuna Festivals.

Possible interpretations of the theme include (but are not limited to) : measurements of distance, the distance between two points, two people or two objects, barriers created by distance, overcoming barriers created by distance, ways of communicating from a distance, journeys, travel, modes of transport, migration of birds, insects and animals, psychological distance, physical distance, emotional distance, legal and illegal immigration, geodesic distance, meridian arcs, circular distance, Manhattan distance, relative distance, edit distance, chessboard distance, cosmology and the expansion of the universe, construal level theory, distance between experienced realities and/or individual perceptions, milestones and markers, signposts and cairns and so on.

Artists have interpreted the theme in many different ways. 

This gallery shows multi page format artworks. Each piece can be viewed fullscreen, simply click on the button in the bottom right hand corner and then click the arrows to 'turn' the pages. Single images from these pieces are also represented in the galleries on Artsteps which have been curated around a range of narratives which appeared from the submissions in response to the theme Distance.

COCO-lands

Team COCO - Austria

COCO-lands is a growing digital archive of international artists dealing with COVID-19 crisis. Team COCO: Indiara Di Benedetto, Smirna Kulenovic, Iosune Sarasate, Tiia Suorsa, Carla Zamora

Thoughts in a Goldfish Bowl

Sarah-Jane Mason - Lanzarote (Spain) & UK

An intimate and, in places, slightly surreal journey that spans 1700 miles and lasts for 99 days. It is a personal reflection on the process of making sense of the 'new normal' following the initial lockdowns in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dust to Dust

Sarah Misselbrook - Spain

Sarah Misselbrook’s sculptural installations, performance works and observational drawings are inspired by her total immersion in an off-grid location in the mountains of Catalunya, Spain.

Inside the Forest

Sarah Misselbrook - Spain

Sarah Misselbrook’s sculptural installations, performance works and observational drawings are inspired by her total immersion in an off-grid location in the mountains of Catalunya, Spain.

Outside, inside the Forest

Sarah Misselbrook - Spain

Sarah Misselbrook’s sculptural installations, performance works and observational drawings are inspired by her total immersion in an off-grid location in the mountains of Catalunya, Spain.

Grand Resort Series

Victor Senkov - Belarus

My project is about personal space / distance between people.

Personal Space

Victor Senkov - Belarus

My project is about personal space / distance between people.

2021 Artists Map

Lacuna Festivals artists come from all over the world and this year we have created a map so that you can see where everyone else is in the world in relation to you.

The 2021 festivals have over 325 artists participating and they are representing 83 different countries. 

How much distance would be covered if you tried to physically visit each artist? 

We hope you have some fun exploring this map. You can zoom in and out, make the map full screen, check out the map legend/key, share the map in Facebook or Twitter and you can even embed it into your personal website or blog!

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