for Manifesta 16 Ruhr
MANImemeFESTA 16
18–22 June 2026 · Ruhr · Join us for a series of playful happenings – everyone’s invited!
It is a research and design project by the Architectural Thinking School for Children, created for the Manifesta 16 Ruhr under the title This is not a Church.
The project investigates the potential of meme language as a contemporary medium for teenage expression and critical thinking.
The project investigates the potential of meme language as a contemporary medium for teenage expression and critical thinking.
Team
Anton Itskov-Vinnik, David Vysotskyi, Diana Bagaeva, Filipp Kovalevich, Gleb Likhodievski, Kira Zakhlestina, Maria Parkhomenko, Mark Shalaev, Polina Krasilnikova, Taisiya Paulovna Sieiro dos Santos, Tommy Trotsenko, Yulianna Borisenko, Zoya Zonova
Curated by: Alexander Novikov, Elena Karpilova
Curated by: Alexander Novikov, Elena Karpilova
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Contact
novikov@aschool.by
karpilova@aschool.by
karpilova@aschool.by
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