BoCA - Biennial of Contemporary Arts

From September 3 to October 17, in Lisbon, Almada and Faro, the BoCA - Biennial of Contemporary Arts reaffirms itself as an "extradisciplinary" project that challenges change and reflection, with a program that combines different rhythms of projects and relationships with artists and institutions, supported by a transition of integrated, plural and sustainable production and creation processes.

'Prove You Are Human', is the theme of the 3rd edition of the biennial, is linked to an activation of a radical empathy with history, rewriting and reinscribing collective narratives in the present that, on the one hand, propose the opening of history to a biodiverse coexistence with multiple voices and, on the other hand, respond to the urgencies of a contemporary world in crisis, caused above all by climate change.

Given the present dehumanization that we are witnessing, we are faced with the great challenge of our lives, which the pandemic has made more evident: to make the ethical responsibility of life and this place 'between' and 'trans', which we want to build, a place of love.

This is where the programming of this edition of BoCA is called, making room for the polysemy of the places of speech, pointing out on the wounds of the past that we have not yet faced, envisioning a possible future to be built together.