Lumbung Press produces and presents at Swab Barcelona a poster project that brings together the different spaces participating in the Polar and Tropic program, as well as other guest projects, such as Kasi Graphic, Mes 56, and Station of Commons.

The project stems from an initiative by the Finnish collective Oksasenkatu, who commission artists and researchers to design political posters and distribute them free of charge in their space, inviting the public to distribute the posters around the city as a performative act.

Similarly, at Swab, the posters will be available to take for free, with the same invitation to distribute their content.

Tenthaus, a Norwegian collective that curates the public programming for Polar and Tropic, has proposed the following premise for the design of the posters:

We believe art and creation are part of everyday life. Sustaining both life and the cultural infrastructures that support creativity takes labor, time, and care. When policies erase histories, devalue lives, dismiss care, and suppress imagination, we respond by reimagining. Through art, we take part in public conversations, shaping the worlds we want to live in. Art becomes a way to practice freedom, build solidarity, and remain present in the ongoing work of collective transformation. We invite you to send a poster and join this unfolding conversation.