Astrid Kensinger Almkhlaafy
dal 3/2/2012 al 6/2/2012
Segnalato da
3/2/2012
Astrid Kensinger Almkhlaafy
SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour, Singapore
Mapping Caylus. Visualizations of place and mind. This exhibition shows typographic and topographic maps and videos of both place and mind, of location and history, of emotions and reactions. These works reflect location, history and the affairs of artist's heart.
An exhibition of mapping, history, walking and
romance. For 30 days last summer, the artist walked
and mapped the little medieval village of Caylus,
France, while immersed in the history of troubadours,
romance and the Cathars. These works reflect location,
history and the affairs of her heart.
Concept of exhibition
Written by Astrid Kensinger Almkhlaafy
To walk is to sense and learn, to reflect and absorb the multi-layered textures and
poetics of space. By walking intentionally, for the purpose of finding meaning, our
minds can meander inward and outward to the historical and immediate narratives
of place.
This exhibition shows typographic and topographic maps and videos of both place
and mind, of location and history, of emotions and reactions. The works are from
thirty days of a summer artist residency and of daily meanders and musings in the
little village of Caylus, France, a village with a history of troubadours, romance and
the Cathars.
The summer colors, textures and sounds become fused with ruminations of history
and romance and the reality of personal life. These works explore the walk as art
and the map as art.
Artist Biography
Astrid Kensinger Almkhlaafy is currently assistant professor at Nanyang
Technological University's school of art design and media in visual communication.
She holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in classical &
near eastern archaeology from Bryn Mawr College.
She works in the tradition of Somatics, where direct experience and the body are
key ingredients in exploring the inner world through physical engagement with
location. As an artist much of her understanding of place is through walking and
mapping.
Her current major projects involve investigations of sacred and historically rich
sites, examining the process of pilgrimage and methodologies of performing and
delineating such actions. Her work has been shown in Asia, America and Europe.
Video Editor
Chelsea Wong is a visual artist whose interest is in the perceptivity that engenders
the role of art in communications. She has worked in various mediums that cover
interactive media and visual communications and her art covers various genres in
the field of design, graphics enhancement and video art. She holds a Bachelor of
Fine Arts Degree specializing in Communications Design from Parsons School of
Design, New York. She is currently working in the Publicity & Outreach office of
the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University.
Opening 4 february
SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour
1 Sarkies Road Singapore
Mon to Fri, 11am to 7pm; Sat, 11am to 5pm; Sun and PH Closed
Admission is free.