Exist-Resist-Repeat | Exhibition

HilbertRaum Exhibition Space

HilbertRaum Reuterstr. 31 Berlin Berlin 12047 Germany COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2021-09-09 16:00 ~ 2021-09-19 21:00

Project Key : #GERMANY, #Berlin, #Exist, #Repeat, #Resist

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Exist-Resist-Repeat | Exhibition

HilbertRaum Exhibition Space

HilbertRaum Reuterstr. 31 Berlin Berlin 12047 Germany COPY Direction

Event Date: End 2021-09-09 16:00 ~ 2021-09-19 21:00

Project Key : #GERMANY, #Berlin, #Exist, #Repeat, #Resist

https://hilbertraum.org/
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This exhibition was imagined as a visual diary that pays tribute to some of the artists, initiatives or collaborations I have worked or connected with since the ‘Covid Era’.While each of the selected photo/ digital work highlights crucial moments that inspired or affected me, both on a personal level and as a curator, this collective show reflects on the act of creative resistance that many art practitioners addressed to tackle the current global issue. Ultimately 'Exist, Resist, Repeat'aspires to bring a nuanced vision to the quest for art in resistance, celebrated through this first in-person exhibition made possible in 2 years!Ahmet Talha Gürol (Turkey): I met Ahmed a year ago, during my initial trip to Turkey, when travelling became allowed for the first time during the pandemic. Based in Bursa – known as the ‘green city’, I instantly connected with his great sensitivity, love for nature and ideals for a better world, placing art at its core. We soon discussed to set sail on collaboration, however, Ahmed sadly passed away a few weeks ago. This exhibition is dedicated to him.Statement and work courtesy of Iklur, the artist’s partner: “My tale began in a small village in Anatolia. Precisely when I was enchanted by painting, is beyond the scope of my memory.Whenever I was in low spirits, charged or overflowing with emotion, I would seek the company of colours. Before long I came to create art, with any material available to me, at times I was happy, hopeful and excited, too, so that drawing became a form of self expression, inner reasoning, life itself.The moulding process of my world view entailed undergraduate education in Sociology, Economics and Philosophy and independent studies. Always a student of life and art alike, I preferred the liberty granted by auto-didacticism over academicism. I am sparked to paint with the sentiment that the display of my personal critique of the mechanisms of the world is able to soothe me.The aspiration is to entice souls as well as create discomfort. Once the disturbance upon us all is well-fed and watered, I delight in internal discourse or enjoy myself setting up visual and conceptual playgrounds that are dynamic and actualize through interaction. Through forms with indefinite boundaries, I hope to stimulate unique and self-ruling experiences in vision, sense and emotion.Defining art causes a dilemma by division. The praise of its boundlessness is likewise limiting.Art is a floating plastic bag you stumble upon, just as a smile upon a face or an idea can be. Therefore, instead of solidifying in a singular method and style, my journey unfolds itself through the flow of various visual languages as well as continuous quests embarked on with the morals of duty as well as the flow of various visual languages, which at times are in coexistence with the culture I inhabit. This mainly occurs through traditional or local ornaments and motives, which give me comfort through their familiarity.The dialects are in motion just as the vigour and variety of our being and each hold their own manner, techniques and spirit. The variety that thus arises makes me feel more alive and allows me to exist within life’s diversity.”About the artwork: Welcome to the wonderland of existence. Welcome to the myth of being. Welcome to the incomparable fairytale of life. Apples, snakes, love, intrigue and many more in tales about our being. Let’s get lost in the myths of the antique together to never find our way out again.El3o (Algeria): Omar ‘El3o’ Siakhene features unique takes on Algerian song classics specifically vignetting the originals in a trip-hop framework. He includes poetry and political speeches into his remixed tapes and regularly composes for the Algerian indie film industry.‘Salam’ was commissioned for Shubbak, the UK’s largest MENA contemporary art festival (June 2021), known for gathering eclectic live events across London. Due to Covid, this year's festival edition went mainly online. Whilst El3o's production met a series of issues, from Internet cuts and restrictions to access a recording venue; the perspective to present this performance in space audience brings a bolder statement to his work.Marouane Joubba (Morocco-Spain): Marouane was the only London-based artist that I managed to meet during Covid, in summer 2020. At that time, the artist was waiting due to return to Spain, but the pandemic situation changed his plans. He now lives permanently in the UK.The “error” self-portrait came initially from a wrong manipulation of ink on the scraperboard during lockdown. The artist decided to capture his frustration and rework the result. While quoting his favourite poem from Darwish: “I am from There, I am from Here, But I am not from There, I am not from Here” this installation reflects the artist’s recurring dilemma of cultural coexistence and inspirations nurtured by current issues of his society, such as the Black Lives Matter movement.

This exhibition was imagined as a visual diary that pays tribute to some of the artists, initiatives or collaborations I have worked or connected with since the ‘Covid Era’.

While each of the selected photo/ digital work highlights crucial moments that inspired or affected me, both on a personal level and as a curator, this collective show reflects on the act of creative resistance that many art practitioners addressed to tackle the current global issue. Ultimately 'Exist, Resist, Repeat'
aspires to bring a nuanced vision to the quest for art in resistance, celebrated through this first in-person exhibition made possible in 2 years!

Ahmet Talha Gürol (Turkey): I met Ahmed a year ago, during my initial trip to Turkey, when travelling became allowed for the first time during the pandemic. Based in Bursa – known as the ‘green city’, I instantly connected with his great sensitivity, love for nature and ideals for a better world, placing art at its core. We soon discussed to set sail on collaboration, however, Ahmed sadly passed away a few weeks ago. This exhibition is dedicated to him.

Statement and work courtesy of Iklur, the artist’s partner: “My tale began in a small village in Anatolia. Precisely when I was enchanted by painting, is beyond the scope of my memory.

Whenever I was in low spirits, charged or overflowing with emotion, I would seek the company of colours. Before long I came to create art, with any material available to me, at times I was happy, hopeful and excited, too, so that drawing became a form of self expression, inner reasoning, life itself.

The moulding process of my world view entailed undergraduate education in Sociology, Economics and Philosophy and independent studies. Always a student of life and art alike, I preferred the liberty granted by auto-didacticism over academicism. I am sparked to paint with the sentiment that the display of my personal critique of the mechanisms of the world is able to soothe me.

The aspiration is to entice souls as well as create discomfort. Once the disturbance upon us all is well-fed and watered, I delight in internal discourse or enjoy myself setting up visual and conceptual playgrounds that are dynamic and actualize through interaction. Through forms with indefinite boundaries, I hope to stimulate unique and self-ruling experiences in vision, sense and emotion.

Defining art causes a dilemma by division. The praise of its boundlessness is likewise limiting.

Art is a floating plastic bag you stumble upon, just as a smile upon a face or an idea can be. Therefore, instead of solidifying in a singular method and style, my journey unfolds itself through the flow of various visual languages as well as continuous quests embarked on with the morals of duty as well as the flow of various visual languages, which at times are in coexistence with the culture I inhabit. This mainly occurs through traditional or local ornaments and motives, which give me comfort through their familiarity.

The dialects are in motion just as the vigour and variety of our being and each hold their own manner, techniques and spirit. The variety that thus arises makes me feel more alive and allows me to exist within life’s diversity.”

About the artwork: Welcome to the wonderland of existence. Welcome to the myth of being. Welcome to the incomparable fairytale of life. Apples, snakes, love, intrigue and many more in tales about our being. Let’s get lost in the myths of the antique together to never find our way out again.

El3o (Algeria): Omar ‘El3o’ Siakhene features unique takes on Algerian song classics specifically vignetting the originals in a trip-hop framework. He includes poetry and political speeches into his remixed tapes and regularly composes for the Algerian indie film industry.

‘Salam’ was commissioned for Shubbak, the UK’s largest MENA contemporary art festival (June 2021), known for gathering eclectic live events across London. Due to Covid, this year's festival edition went mainly online. Whilst El3o's production met a series of issues, from Internet cuts and restrictions to access a recording venue; the perspective to present this performance in space audience brings a bolder statement to his work.

Marouane Joubba (Morocco-Spain): Marouane was the only London-based artist that I managed to meet during Covid, in summer 2020. At that time, the artist was waiting due to return to Spain, but the pandemic situation changed his plans. He now lives permanently in the UK.

The “error” self-portrait came initially from a wrong manipulation of ink on the scraperboard during lockdown. The artist decided to capture his frustration and rework the result. While quoting his favourite poem from Darwish: “I am from There, I am from Here, But I am not from There, I am not from Here” this installation reflects the artist’s recurring dilemma of cultural coexistence and inspirations nurtured by current issues of his society, such as the Black Lives Matter movement.

Accepted 2021-09-06 10:17

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