Carroll / Fletcher
London
56 - 57 Eastcastle Street
+44 (0)20 7323 6111 FAX +44 (0)20 7323 6110
WEB
Natascha Sadr Haghighian
dal 19/7/2012 al 13/9/2012
mon-fri 11am-7pm, sat 11am-6pm

Segnalato da

Janette Scott


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Natascha Sadr Haghighian



 
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19/7/2012

Natascha Sadr Haghighian

Carroll / Fletcher, London

The artist utilise a wide variety of media to explore issues as diverse as the control and manipulation of the world's scarce resources; consumerism and corporatism; identity, power and class; and the structure sand rituals of the professional art world.


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In a ra dic a l de pa rtu re from h e r u su a l pra c tic e of site -spe c ific proje c ts, N a ta sc h a S a dr Ha gh igh ia n ’s first solo e xh ibition in L on don is a se le c tion of w orks from th e la st fifte e n ye a rs. She describes her work as a continual process of interrogation and unhinging of sociopolitical hierarchies and conventions; of seeking to defrock and de-stabilise systems of representation and authority. By pla c in g th e w orks a lon gside e a c h oth e r for th e first time , S a dr Ha gh igia n dra w s ou t n e w pe rspe c tive s a n d c on n e c ts th e va riou s de ba te s a n d qu e stion s ra ise d by th e m ove r th e ye a rs.

In h e r e xh ibition for Ca rroll / F le tc h e r, S a dr Ha gh igh ia n ’s ric h ly de ta ile d, c olla bora tive in ve stiga tion s, u tilise a w ide va rie ty of me dia , su c h a s video, slide projection, sound, websites, photography, and actions, to explore issues as diverse as th e c on trol a n d ma n ipu la tion of th e w orld’s sc a rc e re sou rc e s; c on su me rism a n d c orpora tism; ide n tity, pow e r a n d c la ss; a n d th e stru c tu re s a n d ritu a ls of th e profe ssion a l a rt w orld.

de Pa so (2 0 1 1 -1 2 ) – origin a lly a site -spe c ific c ommission for MA CBA in Ba rc e lon a – h a s be e n re -c on te xtu a lise d to in ve stiga te th e impa c t of th e E u rope a n Un ion ’s de re gu la tion of th e a via tion in du stry in 1 9 9 2 a n d th e c on n e c tion s to th e h istory of L on don ’s w a te r su pplie s.

F or u n te rn e h me n :Be rmu da (2 0 0 0 ), S a dr Ha gh igh ia n re loc a te d th e ju ry me e tin g for th e A rs Viva A w a rd – gra n te d by th e Cu ltu ra l Circ le of th e F e de ra tion of Ge rma n In du strie s - to a bu s stop in Be rlin Mitte situ a te d in th e middle of a tria n gle de ma rc a te d by th re e importa n t in stitu tion s of a rt a n d sc ie n c e . T h e me e tin g be c a me a c olle c tive pe rforma n c e a rou n d th e ritu a ls of kn ow le dge a n d ima ge -tra n sfe r, during which th e a rtist ga ve a le c tu re , a pplie d a dra w in g to th e in forma tion pa n e l a t th e bu s stop, a n d h a n de d ou t slide vie w e rs from a me ta l su itc a se . T h e e n tire situ a tion w a s filme d a n d ph otogra ph e d by a n ‘u n de r-c ove r a ge n t’ from a c ross th e stre e t.

In T h e Mic rosc ope (2 0 0 6 ) th e e ye pie c e of a mic rosc ope from th e Ma ssa c h u se tts In stitu te for T e c h n ology (MIT ) is re pla c e d by a spe a ke r e mittin g a syn th e size d voc ode r ve rsion of E ve ry Bre a th You T a ke . A dja c e n t to th e mic rosc ope , a bookle t de ta ils a c on ve rsa tion be tw e e n S a dr Ha gh igh ia n a n d E ve lyn F ox-Ke lle r, profe ssor of History a n d Ph ilosoph y of S c ie n c e a t MIT a n d a u th or of T h e Biologic a l Ga ze (in w h ic h F ox-Ke lle r e xa min e s h ow concepts of looking generate what the scientist actually sees under the microscope). T h e c on ve rsa tion disc u sse s th e c on stru c tion of re a lity ba se d on w h a t on e se e s w ith th e min d’s ra th e r th a n th e body’s e ye .

T h e sh ow a lso in c lu de s th e re se a rc h for T ra il (2 0 1 2 ), S a dr Ha gh igh ia n ’s pa rtic ipa tion in dOCUME N T A (1 3 ), su pporte d by Ca rroll / F le tc h e r. F or th is proje c t, sh e c on stru c te d a footpa th on a slope ma de of de bris from World Wa r II, pa ra lle l to th e E h re n ma l, a mon u me n ta l sta irc a se th a t c on n e c ts th e pa rk to th e c ity c e n tre a n d c omme mora te s th e Ge rma n soldie rs w h o die d in both w orld w a rs. A s th e visitor de sc e n ds th e tra il, on oma topoe ic a n ima l sou n ds in diffe re n t la n gu a ge s e ma n a te from n e a rby tre e s a n d bu sh e s. T h e sou n ds w e re re c orde d w ith re side n ts of Ka sse l. w w w .d1 3 tra il.de is a w e b- ba se d tra il th a t a c c ompa n ie s th e ph ysic a l on e

Image: The Microscope, 2006. Modified microscope, soundfile, brochure

For further information, interviews or images please contact Janette Scott,
Communications Manager, on press@carrollfletcher.com, or +44(0)20 7323 6111.

Carroll / Fletcher
56 - 57 Eastcastle Street - London W1W 8EQ
Exhibitions Opening Hours
Mon - Fri: 11 - 7pm
Sat: 11 - 6pm
Sun: closed

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