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12G Art Exhibition: Lived Experiences

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 11:00 AM
to Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 5:00 PM

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM See all dates and Times

http://twelvegatesarts.org/exhibitions/livedexperiences


Opening with the artists May 19 6:30 pm Lived Experiences brings together three artists - Bolo (artist duo Saks Afridi and Qinza Najm), Julius John Alam, and Vered Snear whose recent works revolve around performances of lived experiences of 'other'. The works each bring attention to the resultant 'borders' between entities - or even between states of being, and all seem to be motivated at least in part by social activism, while leaving any political or moral statements less clear. Some of the pieces have been presented in different places within different formats, but in every case the works are process-based with important elements of the affect coming from that process.
The lived experiences that have inspired the works in this show all come from melancholia and trauma and the works all seem to urge viewers towards transformation. Transformation takes on the nature of transience in Julius John Alam's work of ash, perhaps suggesting the viewer also transform through acceptance. Vered Snear's installation and video art work explores the ideas of control, ideology, and perspectives of the 'other' in context of tense Israeli-Palestinian border excursions, consisting of tunnels and checkpoints. Bolo's works on political borders embody transformation and engages the viewer in what approaches the show's most overt statement.

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