Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana invites you to a special event on Wednesday the 4^th of June 2025, marking the launch of the publication Arxius Negres / Black Archives by Tania Safura Adam.

For Manifesta 15, Tania Safura Adam presented the newly commissioned archival project Arxius Negres: Fragments of an Anticolonial Metropolis in the former Gustavo Gili publishing house. Here, the Catalan curator, writer and radio-maker showcased an archive that reflects on collective memory and the circulation of knowledge about marginalised populations. These stories from Barcelona's Black communities – constantly silenced yet present for centuries in the metropolis – served as an exercise in historical reclamation. The archive, in its multiple forms, reconstructs history through personal narratives, becoming both testimony and a means to break the silence of the past while fostering new ways of imagining the future.

Join us for a panel discussion marking the publication of Arxius Negres / Black Archives, exploring this Manifesta 15-commissioned work. The conversation will examine the preservation of collective memory and the vital role of Black archives in Catalonia and Spain.

Arxius Negres / Black Archives Panel Discussion 18:00 – 20:00

Celebrating the launch of Arxius Negres / Black Archives—edited by Tania Safura Adam (Catalan curator, writer, and radio maker)—this panel brings together: Agnès Agboton, Remei Sipi, Edmundo Sepa, Saoka Kingolo, Kathleen Ferrier (Dutch Commission for UNESCO) and Hedwig Fijen (Director, Manifesta 15)

The discussion will explore preserving collective memory and the importance of Black archives in Catalonia and Spain.

Location: Gustavo Gili Building, Carrer Rosselló 87–89, 08029 Barcelona

Would you like to join us? Please RSVP by Monday, 2 June, as capacity is limited.