See Memory Exhibition @ APOTHEKE
SEE, MEMORY
Victor Cartagena / Aleksander Aquilar
16-25th June 2011
APOTHEKE
...As a first instalment of a programme of exchange and collaboration between APOTHEKE and The Museum of Art of El Salvador (MARTE), APOTHEKE presents 'See, Memory', an exhibition of works by the Salvadorian artist Victor Cartagena and the Brazilian-Salvadorian media artist-activist Aleksander Aguilar.
Victor Cartagena, one of the most important Central American contemporary artists, was born in El Salvador but abandoned it in the late 1980's, in the midst of the country's long running civil war (1980-1992) to move to San Francisco. Through this highlighted spatial distance, Cartagena's multifaceted artistic practise has been shaped into a continuous commentary on the past, a critical re-appraisal of memory as a violent absence, of remembrance as the present relic.
Aleksander Aguilar is a Brazilian-Salvadorian artist-activist who creatively researches and actively participates in social conflict resolution processes in both countries. At āSee, Memoryā Aquilar presents a series of images, which are the result of his collaboration with Salvadorian ex-guerrilla fighters as well as of his research at the historical memory archive at the Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen. In acute awareness of the political significance of montage, Aquilar's work exposes and juxtaposes various images that playfully probe the memory of civil war and explore how the visual narrates the procedure of conflict and remembrance. Aquilar's work has been exhibited in Brazil, Spain, the U.K. and, of course, El Salvador.
Exploring notions which have an ever-present and privileged position in Cypriot discourses, such as that of political memory, of the iconography of the traumatic, as well as that of the aesthetic and visual configuration of post-traumatic elucidations of the personal and the local, 'See, Memory', more than an exhibition is also the inauguration of an extensive research process into all the above, amongst artists, cultural agents, collective and organisations from Cyprus and El Salvador.
The APOTHEKE / MARTE collaboration will culminate in 'It's Hard Selling Land', an exhibition of Cypriot contemporary artists, which will take place in mid-2012 at the Museum of Art of El Salvador, and will be curated by Demetris Taliotis and Evi Tselika.
SEE, MEMORY
Victor Cartagena / Aleksander Aquilar
Opening: Thursday, 16th June 2011, 20:00
Opening Hours: 17:00-21:00, Monday-Saturday,17-25th June 2011 or by appointment
Info: 99764816 / www.apothekecontemporaryar
APOTHEKE, 23 Kleanthis Christofides Street, Nicosia, 1011
SEE, MEMORY
Victor Cartagena / Aleksander Aguilar
16-25 ĪĪæĻ Ī½ĪÆĪæĻ 2011
APOTHEKE
Ī£ĻĪ± ĻĪ»Ī±ĪÆĻĪ¹Ī± ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĻ Ī½ĪµĻĪ³Ī±ĻĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ APOTHEKE Ī¼Īµ ĻĪæ MĪæĻ ĻĪµĪÆĪæ Ī¤ĪĻĪ½Ī·Ļ ĻĪæĻ El Salvador (MARTE) ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī³ĪµĪ½Ī¹ĪŗĻĻĪµĻĪ± Ī¼Īµ ĻĪ·Ī½ ĻĻĪ³ĻĻĪæĪ½Ī· ĪµĪ¹ĪŗĪ±ĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ® ĻĪ±ĻĪ±Ī³ĻĪ³Ī® ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪĪ½ĻĻĪæ-ĪĪ¼ĪµĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪ·Ļ ĻĻĻĪ±Ļ, ĪµĪ³ĪŗĪ±Ī¹Ī½Ī¹Ī¬Ī¶ĪµĻĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī ĪĪ¼ĻĻĪ· 16 ĪĪæĻ Ī½ĪÆĪæĻ 2011 Ī· ĪĪŗĪøĪµĻĪ· 'See, Memory' Ī¼Īµ ĪĻĪ³Ī± ĻĪæĻ Victor Cartagena ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪæĻ Aleksander Aguilar.
Ī Victor Cartagena, ĪĪ½Ī±Ļ Ī±ĻĻ ĻĪæĻ Ļ ĻĪ¹Īæ ĻĪ·Ī¼Ī±Ī½ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪæĻĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī±Ī½Ī±Ī³Ī½ĻĻĪ¹ĻĪ¼ĪĪ½ĪæĻ Ļ ĻĻ Ī³ĻĻĻĪ½ĪæĻ Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹ĻĪĻĪ½ĪµĻ ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪµĪ½ĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ ĪĪ¼ĪµĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ, Ī³ĪµĪ½Ī½Ī®ĪøĪ·ĪŗĪµ ĻĻĪæ El Salvador Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī¬ ĻĪæ ĪµĪ³ĪŗĪ±ĻĪĪ»ĪµĪ¹ĻĪµ ĻĻĪ± ĻĪĪ»Ī· ĻĪ·Ļ Ī“ĪµĪŗĪ±ĪµĻĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĪæĻ 1980, Ī³Ī¹Ī± Ī½Ī± ĪµĪ³ĪŗĪ±ĻĪ±ĻĻĪ±ĪøĪµĪÆ ĻĻĪæ San Francisco. H Ī³ĪµĻĪ³ĻĪ±ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ® Ī±ĻĻĻĻĪ±ĻĪ· ĻĪæĻ Ī±ĻĻ ĻĪæĪ½ ĪµĪ¼ĻĻĪ»Ī¹Īæ ĻĻĪ»ĪµĪ¼Īæ (1980-1992) ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī¼ĪµĻĪĻĪµĪ¹ĻĪ± ĻĪµĻ ĻĻĪ® ĻĪæĪ»ĪÆĻĪ¹ĪŗĪæ-ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī½ĻĪ½Ī¹ĪŗĪ· ĪŗĪ±ĻĪ¬ĻĻĪ±ĻĪ· ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĻĻĪ±Ļ ĻĪæĻ , ĪµĪ¾Ī±ĪŗĪæĪ»ĪæĻ ĪøĪµĪÆ Ī½Ī± ĪæĻĪ¹ĪæĪøĪµĻĪµĪÆ ĻĪ·Ī½ ĻĪæĪ»Ļ ĻĻĪ¹Ī“Ī® ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹ĻĪµĻĪ½Ī¹ĪŗĪ® ĻĪæĻ ĻĪ±ĻĪ¬Ī³ĻĪ³Ī·, ĻĻ ĪĪ½Ī± Ī“Ī¹Ī±ĻĪŗĪ® ĻĻĪæĪ»Ī¹Ī±ĻĪ¼Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĻĪ±ĻĪµĪ»ĪøĻĪ½ĻĪæĻ ĻĻĻĪæĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻĻĪ½ĪæĻ . Ī¤Ī·Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī®Ī¼Ī·Ļ ĻĻĻĻ Ī±Ļ ĻĪ® Ī²Ī¹ĻĪ½ĪµĻĪµ Ī¼ĪĻĪ± Ī±ĻĻ Ī²ĪÆĪ±Ī¹ĪµĻ Ī±ĻĪæĻ ĻĪÆĪµĻ, Ī¼ĪĻĪ± Ī±ĻĻ ĻĪæ ĻĪ±ĻĻĪ½ ĻĻ Ī¬Ī¼ĪµĻĪæ Ī±ĻĪæĪ¼ĪµĪ¹Ī½Ī¬ĻĪ¹.
Ī Aleksander Aguilar ĪŗĪ±ĻĪ¬Ī³ĪµĻĪ±Ī¹ Ī±ĻĻ ĻĪæ El Salvador Ī±Ī»Ī»Ī¬ ĪĻĪµĪ¹ Ī³ĪµĪ½Ī½Ī·ĪøĪµĪÆ ĻĻĪ· ĪĻĪ±Ī¶Ī¹Ī»ĪÆĪ±. Ī©Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹ĻĪĻĪ½Ī·Ļ-Ī±ĪŗĻĪ¹Ī²Ī¹ĻĻĪ®Ļ ĪµĻĪµĻ Ī½Ī¬ Ī“Ī·Ī¼Ī¹ĪæĻ ĻĪ³Ī¹ĪŗĪ¬ ĻĻ Ī¼Ī¼ĪµĻĪĻĪµĪ¹ ĪµĪ½ĪµĻĪ³Ī¬ ĻĪµ ĻĪæĪ¹ĪŗĪÆĪ»ĪµĻ ĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī½ĻĪ½Ī¹ĪŗĪµĻ Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪ±ĻĪÆĪµĻ ĪµĻĪÆĪ»Ļ ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĻ Ī³ĪŗĻĪæĻĻĪµĻĪ½ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻĪ¹Ļ Ī“Ļ Īæ ĻĻĻĪµĻ. Ī£Īµ ĻĻ Ī½ĪµĻĪ³Ī±ĻĪÆĪ± Ī¼Īµ ĻĻĻĪ·Ī½ Ī±Ī½ĻĪ¬ĻĻĪµĻ Ī±ĻĻ ĻĪæ El Salvador ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪ·Ī½ ĪĻĪµĻ Ī½Ī± ĻĪæĻ ĻĻĪ± Ī±ĻĻĪµĪÆĪ± Ī¹ĻĻĪæĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī®Ī¼Ī·Ļ ĻĪæĻ Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, Ī· Ī“ĪæĻ Ī»ĪµĪÆĪ± ĻĪæĻ Aquilar ĪµĪŗĪøĪĻĪµĪ¹ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī±Ī½ĻĪ¹ĻĪ±ĻĪ±ĪøĪĻĪµĪ¹ ĻĻĻĪæĪ³ĻĪ±ĻĪÆĪµĻ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪµĪ¹ĪŗĻĪ½ĪµĻ ĻĪæĻ ĻĪæĪ»Ī¹ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬ Ī¼Ī± ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī¼Īµ ĻĪ¹ĪæĻĪ¼ĪæĻ ĪµĪ¾ĪµĻĪ¬Ī¶ĪæĻ Ī½ ĻĪ·Ī½ ĪæĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ® Ī¼Ī½Ī®Ī¼Ī· ĻĪæĻ ĪµĪ¼ĻĻ Ī»ĪÆĪæĻ ĻĪæĪ»ĪĪ¼ĪæĻ ĻĪæĻ El Salvador. Ī Ī“ĪæĻ Ī»ĪµĪÆĪ± ĻĪæĻ Aquilar ĪĻĪµĪ¹ ĪµĪŗĻĪµĪøĪµĪÆ ĻĻĪ· ĪĻĪ±Ī¶Ī¹Ī»ĪÆĪ±, ĻĻĪ·Ī½ ĪĻĻĪ±Ī½ĪÆĪ±, ĻĻĪæ ĪĪ½ĻĪ¼ĪĪ½Īæ ĪĪ±ĻĪÆĪ»ĪµĪ¹Īæ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĻ ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ¬ ĻĻĪæ El Salvador.
ĪĪ¹ĪµĻĪµĻ Ī½ĻĪ½ĻĪ±Ļ 'ĻĻĪæĻĻĪ¹Ī»Ī®' ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī³Ī¹Ī± ĻĪ·Ī½ ĪĻĻĻĪæ Ī¶Ī·ĻĪ®Ī¼Ī±ĻĪ± ĻĻĻĻ ĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪæĪ»Ī¹ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ®Ļ Ī¼Ī½Ī®Ī¼Ī·Ļ, ĻĪ·Ļ ĪµĪ¹ĪŗĪæĪ½ĪæĪ³ĻĪ±ĻĪÆĪ±Ļ ĻĪæĻ ĻĻĪ±Ļ Ī¼Ī±ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪæĻ Ī¼Ī± ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪµĪ¾ĪµĻĪ¬Ī¶ĪæĪ½ĻĪ±Ļ ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī±Ī¹ĻĪøĪ·ĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ® ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪµĪ¹ĪŗĪ±ĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĪ® Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī¼ĻĻĻĻĻĪ· Ī¼ĪµĻĪ±-ĻĻĪ±Ļ Ī¼Ī±ĻĪ¹ĪŗĻĪ½ ĪµĻĪ¼Ī·Ī½ĪµĪ¹ĻĪ½ ĻĪæĻ 'ĻĪæĻĪ¹ĪŗĪæĻ' ĻĪ± ĪĻĪ³Ī± ĻĪ·Ļ ĪĪŗĪøĪµĻĪ·Ļ 'See, Memory' Ī±ĻĪæĻĪµĪ»ĪæĻĪ½ ĪµĻĪÆĻĪ·Ļ ĻĪ·Ī½ Ī±ĻĻĪ® Ī¼Ī¹Ī±Ļ Ī“Ī¹ĪµĻ ĻĻ Ī¼ĪĪ½Ī·Ļ Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪ±ĻĪÆĪ±Ļ ĪĻĪµĻ Ī½Ī±Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ Ī“Ī¹Ī±Ī»ĻĪ³ĪæĻ Ī¼ĪµĻĪ±Ī¾Ļ ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹ĻĪµĻĪ½ĻĪ½, ĻĪæĪ»Ī¹ĻĪ¹ĻĻĪ¹ĪŗĻĪ½ ĻĪ±ĻĪ±Ī³ĻĪ³ĻĪ½, ĻĻ Ī»Ī»ĪæĪ³Ī¹ĪŗĪæĻĪ®ĻĻĪ½ ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪæĻĪ³Ī±Ī½Ī¹ĻĪ¼ĻĪ½ ĻĻĪ½ Ī“ĻĪæ ĻĻĻĻĪ½.
Ī ĻĻ Ī½ĪµĻĪ³Ī±ĻĪÆĪ± ĻĪ·Ļ APOTHEKE ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĻĪæĻ MARTE ĪøĪ± ĪŗĪæĻĻ ĻĻĪøĪµĪÆ ĻĻĪ± Ī¼ĪĻĪ± ĻĪæĻ 2012 Ī¼Īµ ĻĪ·Ī½ ĪæĪ¼Ī±Ī“Ī¹ĪŗĪ® ĪĪŗĪøĪµĻĪ· ĪĻĻĻĪ¹ĻĪ½ ĪŗĪ±Ī»Ī»Ī¹ĻĪµĻĪ½ĻĪ½ ĻĻĪæ ĪĪæĻ ĻĪµĪÆĪæ ĻĪæĻ El Salvador Ī¼Īµ ĻĪÆĻĪ»Īæ It's Hard Selling Land, ĻĪµ ĪµĻĪ¹Ī¼ĪĪ»ĪµĪ¹Ī± ĪĪ·Ī¼Ī®ĻĻĪ· Ī¤Ī±Ī»Ī¹ĻĻĪ· ĪŗĪ±Ī¹ ĪĻĪ·Ļ Ī¤ĻĪµĪ»ĪÆĪŗĪ±.
SEE, MEMORY
Victor Cartagena / Aleksander Aguilar
16-25 ĪĪæĻ Ī½ĪÆĪæĻ 2011
ĪĪ³ĪŗĪ±ĪÆĪ½Ī¹Ī±: Ī ĪĪ¼ĻĻĪ·, 16 ĪĪæĻ Ī½ĪÆĪæĻ 2011, 20:00
Ī©ĻĪµĻ ĪĪµĪ¹ĻĪæĻ ĻĪ³ĪÆĪ±Ļ: ĪĪµĻ ĻĪĻĪ±-Ī£Ī±Ī²Ī²Ī±ĻĪæ, 17-25 ĪĪæĻ Ī½ĪÆĪæĻ 2011, 17:00-21:00
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