Given the current political climate, we want to reflect on the role of art as a form of resistance. How important is art in responding to conflict, as a protest? How effective is it as a conduit of change?

For the second year in a row, we went to Sónar. In 2017 we wanted to celebrate its 25 years and talked with some digital artists in the Montjuïc: A Future Odyssey series. This time, in 2018, we travelled across Europe, in partnership with We are Europe and shot the third episode of the “New Activists of European Culture” series.

We have invited Mohamed Jabaly and Alistair Alexander to talk about the importance of art in the times of conflict. Art for long has been a form of a protest but lately has become even more powerful and international language to speak against all forms of human rights violations, along with other activism. What we can all get from this meeting of two interesting minds is that art is a form of resistance, a way out.

“New Activists of European Culture” is a series by Canal180 that focuses on conversations between activists from Europe. Born from partnership with We are Europe, which promotes, creates and produces 8 major European events. Their goal is to develop a prospective vision of electronic culture, technology and entrepreneurship, while contributing to new social and political developments through an interdisciplinary approach.