Lubaina Himid\u2019s first exhibition in the region is something of a coup for Sharjah Art Foundation. Developed over several years, it has been conceived together with Magda Stawarska, who is internationally renowned for her practice of \u2018inner listening\u2019\u2014a collaborative process of listening to cities. The results of their intimate encounters unfold across multiple media, such as in the four new commissions presented within the exhibition.<\/p>\n
Plaited Time \/ Deep Water is imagined in dialogue with Sharjah\u2019s architecture, its soundscapes, and the feelings evoked by its proximity to the sea. At the heart of the show is a newly imagined presentation of Zanzibar (1998\u20132023), a series of paintings by Himid situated within a distinct architecture and sonic installation created by Stawarska; in the series, life-long journeys of return are presented as a sensorial encounter for visitors who are invited to listen and experience memory unfolding. Across the galleries, daily ritual is explored alongside the artists\u2019 continued engagement with language and its potential embodiment. In Plaited Time \/ Deep Water, the personal archive finds its rejoinder in Sharjah\u2019s changing light through lyric, voice and song.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is curated by Dr Omar Kholeif, Sharjah Art Foundation\u2019s Director of Collections and Senior Curator. \u201cIn Plaited Time \/ Deep Water, the personal archive finds its rejoinder in Sharjah\u2019s changing light through lyric, voice and song. The results of Lubaina\u2019s and Magda\u2019s encounters can be experienced across multiple media in this exhibition, as the artists use painting, poetry, language and sound to unfold their own histories and memories, as well as those held within Sharjah,\u201d said Dr Kholeif.<\/p>\n
Abive: Lubaina Himid, In Your Dreams (2021\/2022) To 28 January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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