POST-COLONIAL FRAMES LANDING AMERICAS (exhibition)

05.01.2018 | Past events and exhibitions

Opening & artist’s talk: Saturday, may the 12th, h. 18.30 @B#S Gallery (Vicolo Isola di mezzo 3/5, 31100, Treviso, Italy).

You can visit the exhibition from Tuesday to Sunday (Monday closed), from 10.30 to 18.30

Informations: info@iodeposito.org / +39 375 5532009

Post-Colonial Frames – Landing Americas it’s an exhibition that explores one of the most controversial phenomena in history: the European colonialism in the Americas, and its consequences, looking at the phenomenon from a different perspective than the traditional-eurocentric one.
The exhibition offers a selection of artworks by Native American and South American artists: installations, photographies, paintings, drawings and videoart, that stand out in their preciousness and brightness, immersed in a rarefied, white and sober atmosphere.

The complex phenomenon of colonialism is captured in its multiform nature by the sensitive eye of the contemporary artist, which reinterprets the archetypal symbols of ancient civilizations: the new vision, made of bones of large extinct animals, exotic fruit and burnt lands, allows the visitor to reflect on the legacies of the historical episode.

In the show, artworks by: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Monty Little, Jaime Orlando Vera Zarate, Gabriela Golder, Miguel Antonio Contreras Hincapié, Andres Salas, Frederico Pessoa, Mariano Goto, Deimion “Peim” Van der Sloot, Marcela Avellaneda, João R. Ferreira, Rahel Hegnauer.

"At What Cost_Extraction" installation by Cannupa Hanska Luger
"Gunfire Muted Light" painting by Monty Little
"Navajo Elder Waiting", painting by Monty Little
"Contingency Combs Memory" painting by Monty Little
"Passivity" installation by Marcela Avallaneda
"Kidnapping", installation by Marcela Avallaneda
"Common Grave", installation by Marcela Avalaneda
"Craneo Rojo", sculpture by Miguel Contreras Incapie
"Terra Aliena", drawing on paper by Mariano Goto
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"Terra Aliena", drawing on paper by Mariano Goto
"Tierra quemad", video by Gabriela Holder
"Modelo", wall installation by Joao R. Ferreira
"Parabole" audio-video installation by Rahel Hegnauer
"Parabole", audio-video installation by Rahel Hegnauer
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"Je me souviens", docu-video by Andres Salas
"Caixa Preta / Black Box" sound art installation by Frederico Pessoa
"Caixa Preta / Black Box", sound art installation by Frederico Pessoa
"Caixa Preta",sound installation by Frederico Pessoa
"ROC Mentaleit", series of photo manipulation with sticker collage, by Deimion "Peim" van der Sloot
"ROC Mentaleit", series of photo manipulation with sticker collage, by Deimion "Peim" van der Sloot
"ROC Mentaleit", series of photo manipulation with sticker collage, by Deimion "Peim" van der Sloot
"Holy Rifle", video animation by Jaime Vera Zarate
"Three times imprisoned", video animation by Jaime Vera Zarate
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Post-Colonial Frames / Landin Americas es una exposición de arte contemporáneo que intenta dar a conocer la imagen de conflictos coloniales cometidos por los europeos en las Américas, dando voz a artistas internacionales contemporáneos que vienen de los territorios colonizados.

 Entre los artistas seleccionados, Frederico Pessoa, Miguel Antonio Contreras Hincapié, Mariano Goto, Joao R. Ferreira, Jaime Vera Zarate, Marcela Avellaneda, Andrés Salas, Gabriela Golder, Rahel Hegnauer and DeimionVan der Sloot (Argentina, Venezuela, Brasil, Colombia), y los artistas nativos Cannupa Hanska Luger y Monty Little.

En la exposición, la imaginería colonial se muestra invertida, ya no se celebra la conquista en el extranjero, pero la apertura de una profunda reflexión sobre el fenómeno, la investigación de hoy sobre su legado y la herencia, a partir de las obras de los herederos de este pasado doloroso. La exposición ofrece al visitante una representación visual y sensorial de los resultados del colonialismo, la reconstrucción, con un medio de narrativas y lenguaje contemporáneo, de las conexiones que existen entre la esfera cultural que ha perpetrado la guerra colonial y lo que ocurrió en los Estados Unidos, teniendo en cuenta la obras de arte contemporáneo como fuente simbólica, rica en referencias arquetípicas.

La instalación de video arte, obras de material neo-dada, arte sonoro e interactivo, pinturas y fotografías representan los medios que usaremos. La experiencia de los visitantes será completamente libre y adecuada para los jóvenes y adultos, que deseen probar a modo de contactos multisensoriales con la compleja cuestión del colonialismo y sus consecuencias, destacando una fuerte conexión entre ayer y hoy.

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