Sep
05

Apparatus 22 in HÄMATLI & PATRIÆ @ MUSEION – Bolzano

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When:
16 September 2017 – 14 January 2018 all-day
2017-09-16T00:00:00+02:00
2018-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

HÄMATLI & PATRIÆ

16/09/2017 – 14/01/2017

Opening 15/09/2017, 19.00 h

Curated by Nicolò Degiorgis

@ MUSEION – Bolzano

The exhibition draws inspiration from the image of an ancient “landing”, that of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat, to explore the concepts of Heimat and homeland in the light of the current situation in Europe, where globalization and immigration are highlighting the fragility of democracies and liberal values, while populist forces are undermining the foundations of politics and society. The show presents works, videos, documents and publications and uses a dialectical structure to forge a dialogue between different, sometimes opposing concepts and values.

The exhibition is preceded by five micro-exhibitions in Museion Passage, showing five new artists’ books around which Degiorgis is planning related events in the local area, in places connected to the themes of the books.

Nicolò Degiorgis (Bolzano, 1985) studied Oriental languages at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and in Beijing, and teaches artistic photography at the University of Bolzano and in the city’s prisons. He is the founder of the publishing house Rorhof and curator at the foto-forum gallery in Bolzano. He has had several exhibitions in institutions and taken part in national and international art events. His book “Hidden Islam” earned him the prize for best book at the renowned Festival Recontres d’Arles in 2014.

Artists: Yuri Ancarani; Apparatus 22; Filippo Berta; Mohamed Bourouissa; Donna Conlon; Simon De Myle; Aslan Gaisumov; Henrik Hakansson; Petrit Halilaj; Laetitia Haussmann; Paolo Icaro; Armin Linke; Marcello Maloberti; Philipp Messner; Giuseppe Penone; Walid Raad; Ernesto Schick; Giovanna Silva; Superflex; Eugenio Tibaldi; Luca Trevisani; Luca Turi; Danh Vo

Photo: The Vlora alongside the quay in Bari, 8th August 1991. Image by: Agenzia Luca Turi, Bari.