Unveiled Identity Unveiled

 Unveiled

  Identity

 Unveiled

 

The first exhibition of Artpocalypse Collective displays works of five young artists coming from very different backgrounds. Though, their work has one thing in common: they are unveiling identity.

One person might look at identity from a personal point of view, where the other sees it in a religious light. The unraveling of identity is an ongoing personal quest. In Unveiled Identity Unveiled each artist expresses their thoughts and ideas about a subject matter typical for their personal quest. Yaima Carranza stands close to her personal quest to let go of certain parts of her identity, whilst Francisco Camacho shows a whole town in an identity crisis.

Billal Baruk Taright’s (France, 1982) photos are scenes from his day-to-day environment. Billal shot his pictures at various locations in Europe in the course of one year: Paris, Cannes, Capri, London. Looking at Billal’s photos it is like he wants to freeze time, almost as a proof to himself that he was there. Each captured moment becomes a portrait of his quest for ‘belonging’, a search for a home. It is unclear if a scene took place last year or a decade ago, which gives them an aura of melancholy.

Francisco Camacho (Colombia, 1979) seeks ways in which his work can exists within official social channels. The video-work ‘Truth Monument’ is a social representation on how the citizens of Truth or Consequences (New Mexico, USA) decided to change the name of the village in the 50’s. He researched how the community organized the name-change. Now 50 years later he asks the inhabitants for the truth: is the town in an identity crisis?

Liam Tickner (Germany, 1978) is less straightforward about his quest for identity. The references used in his images are simple items with a limited capacity for triggering thoughts. But by depicting them in a certain way the image becomes intriguing. On the lightbox the gaffer tape might come across as irritating. You try to look at the girl on the photograph: who is she, where is her photo displayed? Questions difficult to answer, but these are perhaps exactly the questions that give you an insight into Liam’s relationship with the girl.

Przemek Dariusz Fronczak (Netherlands, 1987) predicts an identity shift for men all over the world. With his ongoing project ‘Futuristic Burka for men’, he thinks that men will, at one point feel ashamed of what they have done to women. Przemek perceives the burka as a man made tool to control the power of the woman. In the core of his manhood he feels ashamed for the big ego of ‘men’. Putting this shame into visualization it is the men who need to cover themselves. Ironically this becomes a burka for men.

Yaima Carrazana (Cuba, 1981) is born in Cuba and migrated to Europe four years ago. In general Yaima’s work is a personal reactions to situations on her life. Her latest work expresses concerns about the very idea of identity. ‘Objects of Catharis’ are alterations of objects Yaima found in Amsterdam and which refer to her Cuban background. The sculptures shown are all horse-heads. In the Cuban context, horses are directly related to a person in power. By altering these found objects Yaima transforms them into a turning point: the objects get a theatrical and therapeutic meaning by referring to them as objects of catharsis. From visions of power they now depict protest, pain or disappointment.

 

Unveiled

 Identity

Unveiled

June 17 – July 17

 

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