transitional artwork mirjam kroker the future is migrant resiting equal rights of free movemend and border crossing
travesías infinitos y corrientes intemporales/ infinite crossings & timeless currents, 2019-2024
For a spatial artistic intervention centered around the phrase "The future is migrant” questioning the fixed, linear framework of time imposed by western thought, where the future is seen as a distant point to be reached or attained. Instead, this work imagines the future as something inherently migrant—not fixed in place, always moving, shifting, and escaping the rigid boundaries of linear time. By claiming “the future is migrant" this intervention resists the teleological notion that the future lies ahead, waiting to be constructed along a singular path of progress. Like migration itself, the future is not confined to a specific destination or predictable trajectory. It exists in a constant state of flux, moving between spaces, histories, and possibilities. In this sense, even the future itself may be sturbbon enough not to stay in the future of linear time as proposed and forced upon us as the only valuable framework for perceiving time and creating futures. Just as what is named migration involves crossing borders and territories, the future crosses temporal boundaries, defying the conventional narrative that time moves forward in a straight line. The future is always in transit, never anchored to a single moment, and refuses to conform to predetermined pathways of what is named progress in time. And yes, me as an artist and living matter I reject the idea that the future is something to be 'achieved' in a linear manner. Instead embracing multiple temporalities that coexist and intermingle, allowing for migrant futures that are cyclical, relational, and unpredictable and everlasting. Reclaiming the “future” as a space of movement, multiplicity, and potentiality—where new temporalities can emerge outside the constraints of ‘western progress narratives”. This intervention not only critiques the rigid boundaries of linear time but also celebrates the migratory nature of both people and futures, imagining a worlds where temporalities are as diverse and unpredictable as the movements of those who traverse them.
travesías infinitas y corrientes intemporales/infinite crossings & timeless currents is an installation that challenges the stigmatization of migration by asserting that "the past," "the present," and "the future" are inherently migratory. The piece declares, "the future is migrant," which challenges the barriers and systemic inequities imposed by nation-states, perpetuating unequal treatment of the right to migrate and the unfulfilled rights of all inhabitants for equal rights to cross borders. The installation features carrier objects with narrow apertures, each with a phrase "Occupado Pensando" (Occupied Thinking) repeating itself. These objects suggest an interior space concealed from view , inviting the recipient to imagine its contents and contemplate its im_possibilities. Each object is inscribed with a letter from the statement "the future is migrant." The artwork urges a reexamination of the "migration narrative," advocating for its recognition as a fundamental, enriching, and legitimate aspect of human existence. Shifting the narrative from "the future is female" to "the future is migrant" desires to amplify our understanding of migration, integrating it into multiple and pluriversal narratives of the present and future. The piece celebrates in resisting to highlight the inherent strength, energy, and experience associated with the migratory process, encapsulating and radiating a power that no one can remove or stop.