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Migrating is not a crime
Top Manta proposes an afternoon of conversation, workshops and music to talk about the Mediterranean as a border, not as a tourist postcard. Based on the migrant experience, and from screen printing and sewing with recycled African fabrics, the proposal connects culture, anti-racism and social and solidarity economy to defend decent work and life without borders.
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Migrating is not a crime
Top Manta proposes an afternoon of conversation, workshops and music to talk about the Mediterranean as a border, not as a tourist postcard. Based on the migrant experience, and from screen printing and sewing with recycled African fabrics, the proposal connects culture, anti-racism and social and solidarity economy to defend decent work and life without borders.
Top Manta arrives at Art Explora with a day that is born of survival and is built as a collective struggle. A proposal that speaks of the Mediterranean not as a European dream, but as an imposed border: a sea crossed by plunder, migration policies and the lives that are left along the way.
The day begins with a participatory talk that starts from the experience of people who crossed the sea because theirs had been plundered. We give a name to what is often hidden: the law on foreigners, racism, police persecution and the criminalization of poverty. The public is invited to be part of a collective mural, transforming words into memory and memory into shared action.
Then, the fight continues with the hands. The screen printing and sewing workshops open spaces for collective production: screen printing as a tool for political expression and denunciation, and sewing with recycled African fabrics as a commitment to the circular economy, decent work and community knowledge. Produce without exploiting. Create without stealing.
The day closes with a DJ set by NEO, turning the space into a place of meeting, celebration and community. Because resisting also means occupying the space that belongs to us, sharing and dancing together.
Top Manta is not just a cultural proposal: it is a collective response to institutional violence and a way of organizing to say loud and clear that no person is illegal.
Top Manta is the clothing brand of the manters of Barcelona, a social and solidarity cooperative that aims to improve the living conditions of the group, get their fellow manters off the streets and create communication campaigns capable of explaining the injustices of the system in which we live. Since the beginning of the union, more than 200 people have been able to leave the manta, regularize their administrative situation, 15 of these people work in the brand's sewing and screen printing workshop. The Top Manta workshop, located in the Barcelona neighborhood of Sants, produces locally, following the criteria of the social and solidarity economy, for the same brand and for other projects, cooperatives, educational centers and projects that share the same values of social justice.
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Moll de Barcelona, Port Vell (Port of Barcelona). Near the World Trade Center. Stage.
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EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition Presents
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilisation, thanks to the digitisation and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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The artists
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.