Something written in 1998 regarding the Cypriot society seems valid now more than ever. And unfortunately Manifesta 6 is yet another example.

“Any examination of the Cypriot community involved some degree of politicization because the division of Cyprus into contending forces defines all else into political terms”

Drucher S.J., Cumpert G., (1998), Communications across Lands Divided, Cyprus and its People, Nation, Identity and Experience in an Unimaginable Community 1955-1997, Colorado, Westview Press, p. 239