The multidisciplinary project Distributive Justice participated at the 8th Istanbul Biennale from September 20 to November 16, 2003. The theme of the Biennale was “Poetic Justice” and selected by curator Dan Cameron, senior curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York, USA) from 1995. Eighty-five artists from 42 countries were presented. Visitors were given the chance to participate in all segments of the project (installation in the Biennale space and via the project’s Internet pages) and in the discussion with philosophers on the theme “Do we want equality, and if so, which kind?”

During the project’s stay in Istanbul, it was further enriched by two new texts prepared for the project:
“SCIENCE AND ITS DISCONTENT” by author Gürol Irzik (Department of Philosophy, Bogaziçi University Istanbul) and “DISTRIBUTION OF CHANCES FOR SOCIAL AFFIRMATION” an interview with Tara Hopkins, coordinator of The Civic Involvement Projects at Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey. The interview was conducted by Ömür Kula, and prepared by Momo Kuzmanovic.

The project’s participation at the Biennale was made possible by Mrs. Neda Druskovic Young (Korcula/USA) and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.

Discussion:
At Saturday, September 20, 2003, a disussion with philosophers was held in the working space of the exhibition.
The topic was: “Do we want equality, and if so, which kind?”

Panelists:
Murat Borovali, Bilgi Univerzitet Istanbul, Department for International Relations and Political Sciences
Mete Tuncay, Bilgi Univerzitet Istanbul, Department for History and Political Sciences
Neven Petrovic, professor of philosophy, University of Rijeka, Croatia