{"id":8622,"date":"2014-07-25T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skol.ca\/?p=8622"},"modified":"2020-12-01T19:40:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T19:40:28","slug":"etat-de-bord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skol.ca\/en\/programming\/etat-de-bord\/","title":{"rendered":"MATILDA ASLIZADEH AND GWENESSA LAM: EDGE STATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <!--  -->\n\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-slideshow\"\n\t id=\"ngg-slideshow-946899018a6a2bee658afd81d095c737-20664542490\"\n     data-gallery-id=\"946899018a6a2bee658afd81d095c737\"\n     style=\"max-width: 540px; max-height: 300px;\">\n\n \t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:300px\">\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/skol.ca\/wp-content\/gallery\/etat-de-bord\/10665857_728731197162601_719932414726273008_n.jpg\"\n           title=\"\"\n           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question the resiliency of defensive structures, as they exist between the spectrum of triumph and ruin, deterioration and transformation.&nbsp; Walls and towers have historically marked the borders of a nation&#8217;s territory and sovereignty.&nbsp; Aslizadeh and Lam revisit such barriers as mutable spaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The exhibition is composed of a video installation by Matilda Aslizadeh, and paintings and drawings by Gwenessa Lam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matilda Aslizadeh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aslizadeh\u2019s video installation features a circular screen that depicts a slowly moving wall constituted by fragments of material culture.&nbsp; Drawing from the totality of human history, the spoils of a sacked museum are repurposed to construct a threshold between inclusion and exclusion.&nbsp; Equal parts national border, barricade, ruin, and spectacle, the piece asserts a relationship between defense, historical culture and entertainment.&nbsp; Its slow rotation invites viewers to contemplate the space, time, and function of this imagined demarcation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gwenessa Lam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lam&#8217;s large-scale drawings and paintings depict free-floating towers, based on the architecture of the Kaiping Diaolou.&nbsp; The diaolou are late 19th century multi-storey homes located in Kaiping county, Guangdong, China.&nbsp; Constructed like a fortress or watchtower, these defensive buildings were designed to protect against theft and banditry.&nbsp; Listed on the UNESCO&#8217;s World Heritage List, the diaolou are significant for their distinct fusion of architectural styles, exemplifying the impact of emigration in regions such as South Asia, Australasia, and North America.&nbsp; Inspired by the architecture of the diaolou, the drawings depict silhouettes or faded renderings of the buildings. Their hybridized forms attempt to &#8216;decapitate&#8217; the model of these towers, to reconfigure their efficacy as vessels of power or escape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 5 &#8211; October 4, 2014<br \/>\nVideo Installation, Drawings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past","category-programming","nom-gwenessa-lam-en","nom-matilda-aslizadeh"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MATILDA ASLIZADEH AND GWENESSA LAM: EDGE STATE - Centre des arts actuels SKOL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/skol.ca\/en\/programming\/etat-de-bord\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"MATILDA ASLIZADEH AND GWENESSA LAM: EDGE STATE - 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