Exhibition: Conversations in Silence, Feb. 18-Mar. 11 2011 @ Goethe Institut
February 15, 2011 at 12:53 pm njathika 1 comment
Three Kenyan artists and four Bauhaus University Alumni try to fathom together the issues of public space and commemoration in Kenya.
Exhibition Opening Date: February 18, 2011
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Exhibition Dates: February 18-March 11, 2011 (Monday to Saturday)
Time: 1-6pm
Entry: Free
Conversations in Silence is a five month collaborative research project by three Kenyan artists: James Muriuki, Kevo Irungu, Deqa Abshir, as well as four Bauhaus University Alumni: Dusica Drazic, Irene Izquierdo, Karolina Freino and Sam Hopkins.
To what extent is there a collective memory in Kenya? What is the role of the state in shaping this narrative? Does this differ from how memory is created on a societal level? Does popular culture act as a commemorative tool?
The exhibition presents the results of the artists’ research and lines of enquiry: Working experimentally in various media, and often in public space, the artists seek to address those critical questions relating to issues of memory in the Kenyan context.
The workshop and exhibition is co-curated by Potash (Matathia Charles Anthony) and Sam Hopkins.
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