The transformative impact of technology on perception and knowledge. Interview to artist Sheung YIU
By Camilla Boemio The ‘Stateless Mind Pavilion’, at 16th Gwangju Biennale, brings together artists from Asia, Africa, Europe and South and North America, whose practices engage questions of movement, memory, identity, sound, ecology, technology, and collective knowledge. Rather than representing a nation, the Pavilion proposes another way of imagining international exchange—one grounded in relationships rather […]
An Unexpected Encounter: Stateless Mind. Neither Here nor There, but Everywhere. Interview to artist Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen
By Camilla Boemio Founded in 1995 in memory of spirits of civil uprising of the 1980 repression of the Gwangju Democratization Movement, the Gwangju Biennale is Asia’s oldest and most prestigious biennial of contemporary art. It honors the “Gwangju Spirit” by employing art as a vital medium to convey universal messages of democracy, human rights, […]
Traces of History. A conversation with Michele Mathison, the inaugural recipient of Tyburn Foundation’s La Foce Residency
By Camilla Boemio Several weeks ago I visited Tyburn Foundation with Verso Il Cielo permanent public commission in a relevant and poetic position of woods. Tyburn Foundation is a new foundation with a residency, open to African artists working across all media, beginning in early spring after the preview of Venice Biennale. During their time […]
Why is art fundamental to feminisms? Bodies and counter-narratives in Koyo Kouoh’s curatorial practice
By Alessia D’Introno The artist does not necessarily work to construct new forms, but their ability often lies in the capacity to bring to the surface memories, bodies and knowledge that dominant paradigms have concealed, excluded or marginalised. Their intervention can open cracks within inherited narratives, bringing to light what has been silenced and restoring […]
The complexity of painting of Omolola Coker
By Camilla Boemio The curator Camilla Boemio speaks to the inaugural winner of Myma Art Prize Lagos-based batik artist Omolola Coker. The Myma Art Prize, is a new initiative established in honor of Dr. Myma Belo-Osagie, the renowned Nigerian lawyer, philanthropist, and collector, to support emerging artists from Nigeria and Ghana. The practice of Omolola Coker reflects her […]
Can images influence our perspective on the world? Yinka Shonibare’s artistic practice between colonial memory and counter-narrative
By Alessia D’Introno World cartography, as it is still understood and represented today, can be seen as one of the earliest and most influential examples of the Eurocentric view of the world and history. Published in 1569 by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator, the Mercator projection forms the basis of the most widespread representation of […]