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27/9/2011

Petra Bauer

The Showroom, London

Petra Bauer: Sisters!
The Showroom
29 September–19 November 2011

A new video-installation, Sisters! is a collaboration between Swedish artist Petra Bauer and the Southall Black Sisters—the radical, pioneering London-based feminist organisation, who since 1979 have politically engaged in the contemporary social and political conditions of black and minority women.

Sisters! is not a film about the Southall Black Sisters, but is a two-way project between Bauer and the staff at the organisation. Documenting one week in the life of the organisation, the film takes their daily activities as a springboard for a visual discussion on feminism, politics and aesthetics in today's society.

The film asks what happens when questions from the 1970s Women's Liberation Movement (particularly those explored by feminist film collectives from the time) are posed in a contemporary political setting; and consequently what are the important feminist issues of today and what are the pressing issues for today's black and minority women?

Petra Bauer's films explore the possibilities of storytelling through the form of documentary making. Her interest lies in film as a political practice, and the role of moving images in the construction, presentation and representation of histories. Through her work she demonstrates how moving images can be seen as a space where social and political negotiations can take place.

Sisters! will travel to Picture This in Bristol. The exhibition will be accompanied by talks and events. Please see the website for forthcoming details.

Event: Places of Battles and Mutual Concerns
Saturday 1 October, 3–6pm
A round-table discussion with Petra Bauer, Kodwo Eshun (The Otolith Group), Pragna Patel (Southall Black Sisters) and Nina Power (author and philosopher)

Petra Bauer: Sisters!

Sisters! is co-commissioned by The Showroom and Picture This and is funded by Bloomberg, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee and IASPIS as funding bodies. It has been made possible thanks to the generosity of Southall Black Sisters. It is part of Circular Facts, funded with support from the European Commission. The Showroom is supported by Arts Council England and members of the gallery's Supporters Scheme.

Picture This
Preview: 17 November, 6–9pm
18 November–17 December 2011
Corner of Mardyke Ferry Road and Sydney Row, Spike Island Bristol
Opening hours: Thursday–Saturday, 12–5.30pm
www.picture-this.org.uk

Opening: 28 September, 6.30–9pm, with film screenings at 6.30pm and 7.40pm

The Showroom
63 Penfold Street, London
Opening hours: Wednesday–Saturday, 12–6pm
Sisters! will be screened at: 12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm
Admission Free

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