Shifting Gazes

London, GB
FUNDED

Exhibition ‘Shifting Gazes’, Guest Projects, Hackney, 12-31 January 2013 (opening 11 January, 6.30-9.30 pm)

Participating artists: Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Camille Henrot , Maha Maamoun, Uriel Orlow, Maria Domenica Rapicavoli. 

Curated by Christine Takengny and Gaia Tedone 

Guest Projects is an initiative conceived by Shonibare studio to offer the opportunity for artistic practitioners to have access to a free project space in Hackney for one month (www.guestprojects.com). Christine Takengny and Gaia Tedone are invited to launch the 2013 Guest Projects residency programme with Shifting Gazes, an exhibition accompanied by a public programme including a screening event, an artists' talk and various educational activities.

Shifting Gazes features five international artists who critically explore the construction of stereotypes and exoticism within the visual imaginary of tourism. Ranging from photography and video installations to prints and drawings, the works in the exhibition unveil those narratives that often remain hidden and point to the frictions and complexities of cultural encounters. The artists in Shifting Gazes examine aspects of tourism, such as the visit to monuments, the encounters with local people, and the documentation of rituals, to address how the representation of a place is strongly informed by narratives of desire and imagination, deeply rooted in colonial and historical trajectories.

Project's Partner: Sumak Travel

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La mostra Shifting Gazes (Sguardi in Movimento) ruota intorno alle opere di cinque artisti internazionali che esplorano l’immaginario e l’esperienza del viaggio. I lavori in mostra mettono in discussione l'immagine del turismo proiettata dai mass media e il suo ruolo nel costruire e perpetuare stereotipi e gerarchie culturali. Riflettendo sull’importante ruolo della fotografia e del cinema all’interno di questo meccanismo, gli artisti ripensano il potenziale critico delle immagini nel rappresentare, costruire ed alterare una determinata realtà. 

La mostra vuole creare uno spazio riflessivo e di critica all’interno del quale il viaggio diventa occasione per mettersi in gioco, uno strumento di crescita e un valore che arricchisce.

Il progetto si inserisce in una iniziativa di più ampio respiro promossa dall'artista Yinka Shonibare volta ad ospitare progetti culturali all’interno dello spazio espositivo di Guest Projects che si trova a Londra nel quartiere di Hackney.

Christine Takengny e Gaia Tedone sono state selezionate per inaugurare il programma del 2013 con il progetto Shifting Gazes (Sguardi in Movimento) – una mostra collettiva integrata da un ricco programma di attività didattiche che coinvolgono gli artisti in mostra e il pubblico.

Partner del Progetto: Sumak Travel

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