The exhibition nEUclear reactions explores new ways of Europeaness amidst a society that has become more complex and where concepts like 'multiculturalism', 'globalization', 'identity' or 'the other' represent no more than a series of preconceived or artificial ideas lacking any meaning at all.

In this context, nEUclear reactions proposes new approaches to this Europe of big immigrations, tourism, globalization and low cost flights taking as starting point the basic concept of the 'family', which, according to Paul Gilroy, represents “the approved, natural site where ethnicity and racial culture are reproduced”. It departs from this model in order to reflect on the fundamental ideas such as 'who am I', 'how do I relate to others', 'what does the notion of home mean to me', and 'how do I build this home'.

The group of artists chosen to investigate these ideas lives in different parts of the world and all share a bi-cultural background. The feeling of not sitting squarely within either culture is central to their work. Most of them have a (grand)father and a (grand)mother that are from Europe and another continent. These new family structures bear witness of critical non Euro-centric visions. We experience how the concept of 'home' is continuously in flux, sometimes a distant memory –not even their own but of their (grand)father.
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