Instance of the event, Shedhalle, Zurich. 2021
Instance of one of the performative exchanges. 2021
WHITE AND BLACK, THINGS AND RITUALS
Performative exchanges
Ceramic Sculptures
Event. Part of the series “Diaspora Talks” by Club La Fafa. Shedhalle, Zurich
Installation, group exhibition “Open Futures”. Shedhalle, Zurich
2021
Curated/organized by Club La Fafa (Nadja Baldini), and Isabelle Vuong
Installation: table, paper, steel stands, photographs, ceramic sculptures.
2.5 x 10 x 6 m
Glazed ceramic sculptures: various dimensions. 2021
Supported by Covid-19 Stipend from Stadt Zürich Kultur.
The installation is an invitation to enjoy and share a metaphorical meal. The
eight ceramic "dishes" form a visual and tactile "meal" that concludes the six-month project "White and Black, Things and Rituals," which explores themes of togetherness and belonging.
Each "dish" was prepared together in intimate encounters with eight Spanish women of different ages, origins and years of arrival in Zurich. In the encounters, I invite each woman to prepare a metaphorical "meal" with me, using clay as a medium and representative of herself. Migrant misinterpretations, cultural dysfunctions, daily stories, memories, personality traits, past, present and future were thus expressed and interpreted through and after the making of the ceramic objects, which were initially (co-)created with the women.
The installation was activated during an open conversation at the "White, Black, and Things" event at Club La Fafa's Diaspora Talks.
Photos: Alicia Olmos Ochoa, A.V.Atelier
