We want to reverse the perspective.
Between presence and absence, between exclusive
and excluded, between visible and invisible.
Where differences make friction,
where nuances make sense.
Beyond the words “different” and “equal”
Where things are the same, but different.
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THE VISION
Same Same But Different is the name of BASE’s strategic vision, the perspective leading our choices as a cultural institution, shaping our program, initiatives, artistic residencies, as well as our approach to fostering connections with the community and the territory.
Our goal is to become an open and diverse cultural institution that enables and promotes inclusivity, co-existence, and collaboration: a safe space, a platform, and an amplifier for voices that often go unheard, bodies that go unseen, and all those stories that don’t exist until they are told.
Same Same But Different: by taking a stance, however, we go beyond sameness and difference, landing in a space where distinctions and nuances have no defined boundaries – where needs, demands, bodies, and voices intersect and overlap.
Our goal is to become an open and diverse cultural institution that enables and promotes inclusivity, co-existence, and collaboration: a safe space, a platform, and an amplifier for voices that often go unheard, bodies that go unseen, and all those stories that don’t exist until they are told.
Same Same But Different: by taking a stance, however, we go beyond sameness and difference, landing in a space where distinctions and nuances have no defined boundaries – where needs, demands, bodies, and voices intersect and overlap.
The programme
FOR ONE EXTRA PERSON
We wanna be a place that draws people closer together instead of pushing them apart. A platform that helps overcoming obstacles, or at the very least, reduces them in scale; a tool that breaks down barriers rather than raising new ones.
This process begins with language: we strive to express ourselves in the most open and clear manner possible, although we might not always succeed. We tend to use suuuuuper long sentences because we express ourselves and our intentions through circumlocutions; we prefer saying “all people” instead of “everyone”, for instance, or using truncated words that assist digital text readers. We carefully select expressions that don’t exclude any gender identity or any body, be it young or old, able-bodied or disabled.
We do so because if even just one more person can feel welcomed by BASE, thanks to a word spoken differently, we want to make sure that word is the right one.
This process begins with language: we strive to express ourselves in the most open and clear manner possible, although we might not always succeed. We tend to use suuuuuper long sentences because we express ourselves and our intentions through circumlocutions; we prefer saying “all people” instead of “everyone”, for instance, or using truncated words that assist digital text readers. We carefully select expressions that don’t exclude any gender identity or any body, be it young or old, able-bodied or disabled.
We do so because if even just one more person can feel welcomed by BASE, thanks to a word spoken differently, we want to make sure that word is the right one.
Under the patronage of
With the support of
Institutional partners