Absence: 3 perspectives on departure
dal 28/6/2012 al 12/10/2012
Segnalato da
28/6/2012
Absence: 3 perspectives on departure
Raw Material Company - Center for art, knowledge and society, Dakar
The exhibition features photography, drawing and videos by Adamantios Kafetzis, Judith Quax and Vicent Michea; three European artists working on issues related to migration, religion and popular culture in Senegal.
ABSENCE: 3 perspectives on departure features three European artists working on issues related to migration, religion and popular culture in Senegal. While most exhibitions around migration tend to look at the trans-national political and geographical space, this exhibition focuses on intimacy and privacy. The perspectives are those of the migrants; what they leave behind them and what they recreate at destination to build a sense of attachment.
A subtext of the exhibition is the recurrent presence of the representation of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Founder and Supreme Leader of the Mourid Brotherhood – a sufi oriented islamic current strongly established in Senegal.
The exhibition features photography, drawing and videos by Adamantios Kafetzis, Judith Quax and Vicent Michéa.
All three artists live and work between respectively Amsterdam, Athens, Paris, and Dakar.
The exhibition is curated by Koyo Kouoh, and is accompanied by a catalogue with texts by Salah M. Hassan and Nick Skiadopoulos.
Opening: Friday, 29 June, 6:30–9pm
Raw Material Company
Center for art, knowledge and society 4074 bis Sicap Amitié 2 BP 22710 Dakar, Senegal
Hours: Tue–Sat, 10–8pm