Voices from silence
dal 10/6/2010 al 30/7/2010
Segnalato da
Francesco Arena
Jesse Ash
Francesco Barocco
Rossella Biscotti
Asli Cavusoglu
Marcelline Delbecq
Alexandre Singh
Ilaria Gianni
10/6/2010
Voices from silence
Galerie Opdahl, Berlin
The exhibition intends to underscore how recent works have delved into the past and, by rethinking the cultural, social and political variables that have shaped history, have proposed alternative approaches. The works of Francesco Arena, Jesse Ash, Francesco Barocco, Rossella Biscotti, Asli Cavusoglu, Marcelline Delbecq and Alexandre Singh take established beliefs out of dead ends and move them towards new unlikely visions.
curated by Ilaria Gianni
In Bernini’s Truth Unveiled by Time (1645-52),
the invisible figure of ‘Time’ – all the more powerful as a presence
for being physically absent – unveils the personification of ‘Truth’.
In removing the drapes from her body, ‘Time’ discloses her most
intimate nature, both her vulnerability and her strength. The shield
that long determined her being and with it her tautological essence, is
finally stripped away, giving her the chance – insofar as ‘Time’ allows
– to be re-read, re-thought and projected into the world.
Voices from Silence –
Truths Unveiled by Time is a group show that focuses on different art practices, all
seeking – by developing new possible narratives – to reveal and liberate the
potential and multiple positions that are imprisoned
in codified and established frames. The exhibition intends to
underscore how recent works have delved into the past and, by rethinking the
cultural, social and political variables that have shaped history, have proposed
alternative approaches.
By
crafting narratives that interweave hidden facts with personal
memories, invisible details with imaginary perception, and by
elaborating on symbols, spaces and images, the works of Francesco Arena, Jesse Ash,
Francesco Barocco, Rossella Biscotti, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, Marcelline Delbecq and
Alexandre Singh take established
beliefs out of dead ends and move them towards new unlikely visions.
The different journeys the artists take us on, cast us from the world
of fixed meaning and into one where the old definitions are no longer
welcome. Memories that have never previously been taken into
consideration occupy now a prominent place.The works in Voices from Silence – Truths
Unveiled by Time show us how art can highlight the ambiguity of truth and redefine
our perception of the present.
Ilaria Gianni
For more information, please feel free to contact us at info@galerieopdahl.de
Image: Francesco Arena, Split Panels with 'Il Capitale', 2009 (detail)
Poplar compensate, edition in five tomes of “Il Capitale”, adhesive tape,120x30x103 cm
Courtesy Monitor Gallery, Rome
Opening Friday 11 June 2010, 7-9 pm
Galerie Opdahl
Lindenstrasse 35 / Berlin
hours: Tue-Sat 11AM-6PM
free admission