THE WOUNDED HEROINE: THE LYON BIENNIAL is a familiar mix of Surrealism, archival findings, and sleek animations. Is a comfortable view of the world in ruins all that art can muster? SINZIANA RAVINI reviews The 16th Lyon Biennial. Manifesto of Fragility. 👉👉LINK IN BIO. 👉 ”The curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath’s aim is to discover history in order to make sense of the future, a formula that feels as old as the hills. I mean, has there been any biennial in recent years that hasn’t tried to look at both history and the future, hoping to find hope in hopelessness? I miss the psychoanalytic discourse, where fragility has become an umbrella term that tends to encompass all mental disorders. But I like the idea that those who are fragile are strong because it takes a lot of strength to show fragility.” 📸 a) Gabriel Abrantes, Les Extraordinaires Mésaventures de la Jeune Fille de Pierre, 2019. b) Tarik Kiswanson, Nest / Surge, 2020/2022. Photo: Blaise Adilon. c) Installation view from ’Beirut and the Golden Sixties’ at MAC Lyon. Photo: Blaise Adilon. c) Ugo Schiavi, Grafted Memory System, 2022. Photo: Blandine Soulage.