The State of Origin: REEL & IMAGINED
Presented by Festival Accès Asie
Video, installation & photography exhibition
Video, installation & photography exhibition
KHADIJA BAKER (Syria / Canada) TING-TING CHENG (Taiwan / UK) VERENA KYSELKA (Germany) |
BINDU MEHRA (India / Canada) VEER MUNSHI (India) RAHA RASTIFARD (Iran / Sweden) |
Curated by Kakim Goh & Bindu Mehra
Maison de la Culture de Côte-des-Neiges, Gallery 2 (1st Floor)
5290, Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1Y2
(Côte-des-Neiges metro station / bus 165)
Vernissage: Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Meet with the artists: Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Exhibition runs from Saturday, May 9 to Sunday, June 14, 2015
Free admission
From May 9th to June 14th 2015, Festival Accès Asie, in collaboration with la Maison de la Culture de Cote-des-Neiges, proudly presents “The State of Origin: REEL & IMAGINED”, an international group exhibition by the Canadian-based collective THE DIGITAL SILK ROUTE presenting video, installation and photography works by Khadija Baker (Syria / Canada), Ting-Ting Cheng (Taiwan / UK), Verena Kyselka (Germany), Bindu Mehra (India / Canada), Veer Munshi (India) and Raha Rastifard (Iran / Sweden). Curated by Kakim Goh and Bindu Mehra, the show explores the transformational impact of migration, movement and globalization on individuals and societies through art.
The public is invited to attend the opening cocktail of the exhibition on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Audiences will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the artists and curator of the exhibitions on Sunday, May 17, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The exhibition runs from May 9 to June 14, 2015
For information, contact:
Kakim Goh
Curator of the Visual Arts Program at Festival Accès Asie
(514) 270-6913 | commissaire.artsvisuels@accesasie.com
www.accesasie.com
From May 9th to June 14th 2015, Festival Accès Asie, in collaboration with la Maison de la Culture de Cote-des-Neiges, proudly presents “The State of Origin: REEL & IMAGINED”, an international group exhibition by the Canadian-based collective THE DIGITAL SILK ROUTE presenting video, installation and photography works by Khadija Baker (Syria / Canada), Ting-Ting Cheng (Taiwan / UK), Verena Kyselka (Germany), Bindu Mehra (India / Canada), Veer Munshi (India) and Raha Rastifard (Iran / Sweden). Curated by Kakim Goh and Bindu Mehra, the show explores the transformational impact of migration, movement and globalization on individuals and societies through art.
The public is invited to attend the opening cocktail of the exhibition on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Audiences will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the artists and curator of the exhibitions on Sunday, May 17, 2015, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The exhibition runs from May 9 to June 14, 2015
For information, contact:
Kakim Goh
Curator of the Visual Arts Program at Festival Accès Asie
(514) 270-6913 | commissaire.artsvisuels@accesasie.com
www.accesasie.com
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Opening cocktail - May 9. 15
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Kakim Goh - curator
Born in Singapore; lives in Montreal www.kakimgoh.com Kakim Goh is the Curator of the Visual Arts Program and Vice-President of the Board of Directors at Festival Accès Asie. He holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University. As a visual artist who creates interdisciplinary painting, performance and video installations, Kakim has been exhibiting in Mexico and Quebec since 1993, most notably at MAI, the OBORO New Media Laboratory and la Maison de la Culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal. |
Bindu Mehra - curator & artist
Born in Delhi, India; lives in Canada Video and installation artist Bindu Mehra’s work diversifies into drawing, painting, sculpture, video and installation that often combines evocative sound tracks and found footage. Bindu earned her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) and MS University, Baroda (India). She has exhibited internationally at the Scope Art Fair New York (USA), Alwan for the Arts New York (USA), Blackburn Museum (UK), Chiang Mai Museum (Thailand) and the Devi Art Foundation (India). |
Khadija Baker - artist
Born in Amude, Syria; lives in Montreal www.khadijabaker.com Of Kurdish origin, Khadija Baker is a multidisciplinary artist who creates installations that combine video, textile and sound. Her work explores social and political themes related to persecution, displacement and memory. She holds an MFA from the University of Damascus (Syria) in addition to a BFA and MFA from Concordia University. Khadija's work has been exhibited in Montreal, Toronto, New York, London, Berlin, Marseille, New Delhi, Beirut, Damascus and the 2012 Sydney Biennale. |
Ting-Ting Cheng - artist
Born in Taipei, Taiwan; lives in London, UK www.chengtingting.com Photography, video and sound installation artist Ting-Ting Cheng is interested in the fluctuant identities and the sensitive relationship between foreignness and locality, examining reactions to different cultures. Cheng graduated from MA Photographic Studies at University of Westminster, London. Her works have been exhibited internationally at the Taipei Fine Art Museum, Addaya Art Centre (Mallorca), London Art Fair, Foto Madrid, Tokyo Frontline, ISE Cultural Foundation (New York). |
Verena Kyselka - artist
Born in Erfurt, Germany; lives in Berlin, Germany www.verena-kyselka.de Visual, video and installation artist Verena Kyselka's work developed in the underground scene of East Germany in the late 80s. With the female artist group Exterra XX, she founded the Kunsthaus Erfurt in 1990 where she curated and worked on intercultural projects that were developed during intercultural exchanges in Eastern Europe, Taiwan, Bangladesh, India and Australia. |
Veer Munshi - artist
Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, India; lives in Gurgaon, India Video, painting, photography and installation artist Veer Munshi acquired his BA from Kashmir University and BFA from M.S.U Baroda. He has held solo shows in India, Scotland, Australia and Geneva. He has participated in over 20 group shows abroad and in India including the 11th Asian Art Biennale in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the recipient of the Junior Fellowship from the Government of India and the Research Grant Fellowship from Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. |
Raha Rastifard - artist
Born in Tehran, Iran; lives in Stockholm, Sweden www.raharastifard.com Raha Rastifard’s autobiographical work ranges from photography to video and to installation. In her highly lyrical art, she creates digital pictures full of (trans) cultural, poetic and historical art references. Raha holds a Masters degree from the Frei University Berlin. A founder of the artists' group Artists without Borders in Iran, Raha has exhibited her work internationally in Tehran, Berlin, Bonn, London, New York City, Tokyo, New Delhi, Kabul, Stockholm, Mexico City and Shanghai. |
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