Online Course FRAMES OF RESILIENCE: Art, Poverty and Experimental Filmmaking in Contemporary Art Practices by Adrian Melis

“Frames of Resilience: Art, Poverty and Experimental Filmmaking in Contemporary Art Practices is a dynamic four-session course exploring the intersection of art, poverty, and experimental filmmaking. This course examines the transformative power of art and experimental filmmaking in addressing and transcending the socio-economic barriers of poverty. Using the groundbreaking work of César González—an Argentine filmmaker and poet who emerged from the underrepresented communities of Buenos Aires—as a central reference, participants will explore how artists worldwide have responded to poverty as both a challenge and a source of creative innovation. Through his experimental films, González offers alternative perspectives, demonstrating how art can be a tool of resistance, amplifying voices, encouraging critical thinking. Grassroots Filmmaking, Community and Collaboration, DIY and Punk Aesthetics, Amplifying Underrepresented Voices, Art as a Catalyst for Dialogue and Awareness among other fields are examples of how contemporary artists have tackled the topic of art and poverty in diverse ways, turning limited resources into opportunities, using their lived experiences of poverty as a wellspring for radical creativity. By examining some of these examples I will demonstrate that artists addressing poverty do much more than just reflect on its realities. They challenge the systems by exploring underlying dynamics, create platforms for underrepresented voices, and redefine the boundaries of contemporary art practices.