2024
water basin, wood pedestals, found objects, plaster
The installation Remission/There are no silent objects draws a line between artistic and museal practices.
Bearing in mind the history of collecting, classifying and displaying within colonial settings, this work explores whether/how collected objects carry meaning in and of themselves. How come we attribute significance/value to certain objects and not others?
Why do we keep things? Why display them?
There are no silent objects, 2024, 4:42min Audio-Loop
voice: William Herman, Dior Thiam
text: Dior Thiam
2024
water basin, wood pedestals, found objects, plaster
The installation Remission/There are no silent objects draws a line between artistic and museal practices.
Bearing in mind the history of collecting, classifying and displaying within colonial settings, this work explores whether/how collected objects carry meaning in and of themselves. How come we attribute significance/value to certain objects and not others?
Why do we keep things? Why display them?
There are no silent objects, 2024, 4:42min Audio-Loop
voice: William Herman, Dior Thiam
text: Dior Thiam