Lumbung Stories— Harriet C. Brown, Azhari Aiyub, Uxue Alberdi, Cristina Judar, Nesrine Khoury, Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil, Panashe Chigumadzi, Mithu Sanyal

"Minga" in many South American countries, "tequio" in Mexico, auzolan in the Basque Country, andecha in Asturias, mutirão in Brazil, Ubuntu in various African countries, gadugi in Cherokee communities, talkoot in Finland, guanxi in China, fa'zaa in Arabic, or lumbung in the Philippines; as diverse as human societies are the ways to name collective work—that which is done with a view to the common good and not individual accumulation or competition. Within the framework of documenta 15, a quinquennial exhibition of international contemporary art, eight publishing houses from around the world have cooperated to offer this volume, which compiles voices from different latitudes that, through writing, explore the experiences of being-in-common in their respective contexts.

These pages narrate the individual sacrifice that militancy demands; the nostalgia for a way of life interrupted by war; the whirlwind of temporalities that the collective memory of slavery can produce when invoked by textuality; but, above all, the festive spirit that the gathering of bodies, rhythms, and energies with a view to a common benefit produces. This is a collective book, as is every vital experience worth living.

No. Pages: 192 / Dimensions: 21.5 cm (Height) x 14.5 cm (Width)

ISBN: 9786078851072