Layered Dialogues: Society as Medium

Subtitled ‘Objects as Anchors: Material, Narrative, and Memory’, this panel discussion riffs on the recently-opened Layered Medium: We Are in Open Circuits exhibition at this venue (runs to 30 June and is well worth seeing).

As the blurb puts it: “Objects persist across time and space, becoming focal points around which communities, identities, and histories take shape. From traditional crafts and ritual items to incidental domestic bric-a-brac, objects can anchor deeply personal or collective narratives … [The] subjective interdependence of material, memory, and narrative means that, while objects might travel, their precise meanings do not always move with them: what is sincerely felt in one place or time does not necessarily translate …”
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Artists Rand Abdul Jabbar and Sojung Jun are in conversation with Tina Sherwell, Associate Arts Professor at NYUAD and co-director of the MFA programme there.