12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Messy Glossary

Term

Care

Texts

Excerpt from the text What If We Didn’t Care von Esther Poppe und Arootin Mirzakhani

What does care look like when you are in a position of Power? What does care look like when you are not in a position of Power?

Proposed by Thị Minh Huyền Nguyễn

What does care in our complex society and current lives look like?
Do you care about me? Take care.

I care about you. Caring. Care work.

Who usually does care work? Why is it gendered?

How are you caring for yourself? For others?
I am taking care. I am taking care of this. I am taking care of them.

Can you please care? Do you actually care?

I don’t care.

Self-care. Community care.

What does a future of care—of caring look like?