Ministry of the Sensible

Perhaps we need to start thinking about protecting, organizing and reclaiming what makes us Human. Perhaps we can use forms of societal organization, placing them at the service of other human dimensions that are not defined by functional, operational, profitable or regulatory criteria. Perhaps it is essential to organize a group, a cheering squad, a movement, a community in defense of what seems dispensable. Of what, illusorily and mistakenly, seems idle, useless or powerless. Perhaps we need a Ministry for the Sensible, where sensitivity and the sensible are reclaimed as a path to Humanity. For we will all create one together – a potential space for encounters, governed by people for people, giving rise to identifications, discussions, illuminations and potential inspirations. This project, which takes shape in different programs, aims to create and empower a community of cultural participants who, with art as an accomplice, embrace the sharing of the sensible as a way to build social and political spaces. This project will begin with two sectors: the Department of the Spectator and the Institute of the Invisible. Both programs, in addition to the already scheduled meetings, will allow access to a set of shows throughout the year. If you are as curious about them as you are eager to meet the spectator who lives within you, one of these groups is waiting for you. Creation and coordination Sara Franqueira Production MãoSimMão