Vulnerable Beings / Seres Vulneráveis / Criaturas Vulnerables 

MAAT, Lisbon, 2021
La Casa Encendida, Madrid, 2022


The history of modernity is arguably a continuous attempt at preventing contamination, from unwanted microbes to foreign bodies; yet, meaningful social relations can only exist through contact, friction, and the recognition of mutual vulnerability. Vulnerable Beings explored this contradiction in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a curatorial project organised by Andrea Bagnato and Ivan Lopez Munuera and brought together artists, theorists and activists.  

(conference and public program, 2021)

Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon 

Part I: Tuning In
(October 29–31)
Guests: Vivian Caccuri, Carlo Caduff, Teresa Fabião, Dan Glass, Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb, Panagiota Kotsila, Meike Wolf, Rachaporn Choochuey, Sofia Gallisá Muriente, Cruz García, Tomaso de Luca, Marina Otero Verzier, Francesco Urbano Ragazzi

Part II: Sounding Out (November 26–28)
Guests: Jack Halberstam, Himali Singh Soin, Isabel Amaral, Sofia Lemos, Edwin Nasr, Uriel Orlow, Sarah Schulman, Nerea Calvillo, Lucia Casani and Monica Carroquino, Tamara Giles-Vernick, Michael Marder, Elise Misao Hunchuck, Françoise Vergès, Michael Wang

download the program booklet
read “Vulnerable Beings: A Lexicon
read an essay about the program by Megan Fernandes, and a review in Arch+


(collective exhibition, 2022)

La Casa Encendida, Madrid
May 26–September 18

With artworks by: P. Staff, Michael Wang, Rachaporn Choochuey, Nerea Calvillo, Monica Bonvicini, Himali Singh Soin, Isil Egrikavuk, Pratchaya Pinthong, Pepe Espaliú

download the exhibition booklet
listen to a podcast with the artists
watch an interview with the curators (part 1, part 2)
read reviews (in Spanish) in El País, El Cultural, and Público