“Simone Weil: Decreation”
Mireille Astore, Alain Badiou, Janet Burchill, Louise Burchill, Justin Clemens, David Howell, Marcus Steinweg, Jalal Toufic, Miranda Fricker, Hélène Frichot, Domenico De Clario, Daniel Gustav Cramer, Alexander Garcia Duttmann, Haris Epaminonda, Anastasia Klose, Michael Needham, Pip Stokes, Nela Trifkovic, Jessica Whyte and Keith Wilson
8 Aug → 3 Sept 2011

"Decreation: to make something created pass into the uncreated.
Destruction: to make something created pass into nothingness. A blameworthy substitute for decreation." – Simone Weil

Decreation is a project between artists, philosophers and writers, dedicated to the work and thought of Simone Weil.

A philosopher, political activist and mystic, Simone Weil (1909–1943) conducted both thought and action without compromise. The incisiveness of her address, the intensity of her vision, and the ‘excess’ of her life make Weil an exemplary figure with whom to pursue an exploration of the themes of art, sacrifice and transcendence.

Decreation is an exhibition of small mementos, artworks, diagrams and texts displayed within a small recreated ‘chapel’ based on the Chapel of St Francis of Assisi, The Porziuncola, housed in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Umbria. This project will also include a series of related events and seminars on Simone Weil led by people whose work has been influenced by her.