'How long until the end of the world?' Exhibition- Italy
Italy
10/02/17
How Long Until The End Of The World?
Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci Prato
https://centropecci.it/en/exhibitions/the-end-of-the-world
Bobi Badalov
Geopolitical poetry
2016
The work within this exhibition is an example of Badlov's experimentation with visual poetry. He gathers his impressions of the complex geopolitical questions of our times on sheets and tablecloths. In this universe of cotton and inks, the contradiction of a reality emerges.
This work was of specific interest to me due to the use of poetry and visualization of the thoughts/feelings of the artist. The use of cotton also holds so many different aspects of historical and modern relevance.
Before I viewed this work I planned to make an embroidered scarf/blanket from a scarf given to me. On the label of the scarf it read 'made in china'. The person therefore clearly did not know me well due to my strong stance of fair trade and shipment. However, when the work is complete I would like to give it away to make as much of a positive impact that it can instead of folded under my bed.
As I viewed the work by Badlov I was reminded of this and I considered the sourcing of the material upon the wall. The issues that were displayed were of social and political issues. Therefore, if the material was not ethically and sustainably sourced then the work becomes ironic.
Regardless of these reflections, the poetic side of the work intrigued me. The words on the material were not full poems, therefore these snapshots put together on various materials upon a wall had a protest style. My own work incorporates poetry, therefore this resonated with me and I felt that the artists thoughts and anger was projected within the gallery.
https://babibadalov.com/
Qiu Zhijie
http://www.wdw.nl/en/our_program/exhibitions/qiu_zhijie_blueprints
'The four maps are based on deep research into different cultures, in an attempt to identify a common substrate to be visually synthesised on a two-dimensional plane. There are heterogeneous elements, such as images of gods, mythological creatures and ideologies; they are tools aimed at deciphering the relationships between things and overcoming the struggle for the supremacy between cultures, translating in a two-dimensional surface that is which is usually in chronological order.'
These works are large scale over the wall of the gallery. This allows close inspection of the maps and the fore-mentioned cultural research. Each section holds various information about cultures and local aspects of the place. These cultural maps are more relevant to modern day than geographical maps due to the ongoing social interaction and growing infrastructure. Therefore they embody an ever growing social situation that impacts every aspect of life. The globalization of the world and the interaction of cultures.
Cai Guo-Qiang
Takes an interesting look at pack mentality with his amazing installation piece, “Head On"
Drawing upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary social issues as a conceptual basis, these projects and events aim to establish an exchange between viewers and the larger universe around them, utilizing a site-specific approach to culture and history.
10/02/17
How Long Until The End Of The World?
Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci Prato
https://centropecci.it/en/exhibitions/the-end-of-the-world
Exhibition Entrance Introduction
'In an unstable era law that of today, an exhibition entitled The End of the World would seem to have a catastrophes gaze on contemporaneity.The world is undoubtedly in a period of strong contrasts and great changes and many certainties which we had right up until yesterday now vacillate. However, the exhibition is not intended to be an apocalyptic representation.
When we enter Maurice Nio’s new building it is almost as if we find ourselves projected some thousands of light-years away and from there we can judge human affairs with a greater detachment, see the long eras which have characterised the world and the universe, the geological ages which followed and rethink our existence as a tiny fragment among the vast cosmic distances. The exhibition develops as a flow in which - just like the Universe - there are many returns, occurrences and recurrences, in a non-chronological sequence. During the tour we encounter various splendours: fake collapses, emergencies of fossils, descents into primitive caves, silent cosmic spaces but also eternal movements, geological relics. mathematical transcriptions of time, rhythms of the universe and astral landscapes.
It is an exhibition where you come across very few people. As we hurtle down this infinite course, however, we arrive at the final rooms of the old building where we are brought back to ourselves, to our present, to our reality. This is a space which we have called 'the belly of the whale': a closed and self-sufficient place in which we encounter uncertainty, conflicts, contrasts but also passion and challenges. A descent into the underworld, a gradual journey which we come out of, perhaps. with some hope or so. insight on the near future. 'Bobi Badalov
Geopolitical poetry
2016
The work within this exhibition is an example of Badlov's experimentation with visual poetry. He gathers his impressions of the complex geopolitical questions of our times on sheets and tablecloths. In this universe of cotton and inks, the contradiction of a reality emerges.
Before I viewed this work I planned to make an embroidered scarf/blanket from a scarf given to me. On the label of the scarf it read 'made in china'. The person therefore clearly did not know me well due to my strong stance of fair trade and shipment. However, when the work is complete I would like to give it away to make as much of a positive impact that it can instead of folded under my bed.
As I viewed the work by Badlov I was reminded of this and I considered the sourcing of the material upon the wall. The issues that were displayed were of social and political issues. Therefore, if the material was not ethically and sustainably sourced then the work becomes ironic.
Regardless of these reflections, the poetic side of the work intrigued me. The words on the material were not full poems, therefore these snapshots put together on various materials upon a wall had a protest style. My own work incorporates poetry, therefore this resonated with me and I felt that the artists thoughts and anger was projected within the gallery.
https://babibadalov.com/
Qiu Zhijie
http://www.wdw.nl/en/our_program/exhibitions/qiu_zhijie_blueprints
These works are large scale over the wall of the gallery. This allows close inspection of the maps and the fore-mentioned cultural research. Each section holds various information about cultures and local aspects of the place. These cultural maps are more relevant to modern day than geographical maps due to the ongoing social interaction and growing infrastructure. Therefore they embody an ever growing social situation that impacts every aspect of life. The globalization of the world and the interaction of cultures.
Cai Guo-Qiang
Takes an interesting look at pack mentality with his amazing installation piece, “Head On"
Drawing upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary social issues as a conceptual basis, these projects and events aim to establish an exchange between viewers and the larger universe around them, utilizing a site-specific approach to culture and history.
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