La Bissaperie
2023
Performance
MNCARS
Madrid
In 1951, Fanon worked alongside Tosquelles in France. Later, he moved to Algeria to become the head of service at the Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital, where he discovered that many diagnoses did not consider the human, social, and cultural consequences of colonization and decolonization. There, his treatment methods evolved, connecting therapies with the cultural context of the patients.
Influenced by decolonial theorist Frantz Fanon, La Bissaperie is a durational performative piece by Agnes Essonti, grounded in the passage of time. Through this action, the artist proposes a friendly and horizontal community meeting place centered around the experiences of Afro-Spanish individuals, providing a platform for them to connect with their identity, heritage, and community. The audience is free to enter and leave during the performance. La Bissaperie was my proposal within the research and activism group on art, mental health, and decoloniality "Deconstructing the Museum," in which I participated between October 2022 and March 2023.
La Bissaperie
2024
Performance
Sant Andreu Contemporani
Barcelona
Images © Pol Masip