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Western Front is pleased to present "Archives Access: Jayce Salloum", an evening of archival excerpts and discussion marking twenty years since Salloum’s 2004 solo exhibition and installation of video work was presented from his ongoing "untitled" (1999–) project.Salloum’s work is nested within a troubling lineage—the first four tapes of untitled were in the group exhibition, "The Lands Within Me: Expressions by Canadian Artists of Arab Origin" at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now Canadian Museum of History) in 2001. Postponed after the events of September 11, the exhibition proceeded following public pressure. Amid the anti-Arab sentiment, Salloum sparked controversy by his documentation of the conflicts in Lebanon, Palestine, and former Yugoslavia through the telling of experiences of displacement and political struggle as told by the subjects.
Salloum moved past the inflammatory reactions and rhetoric of those trying to censor his work, unwavering in his commitment to represent social and political realities with a historicity that extends beyond political agendas and news cycles. Yet these events offer a vantage point to revisit two decades later to reflect on the continued challenges of drawing out alternative and individual histories from monolithic narratives of dispossession, occupation, and violence.
Salloum will be joined in conversation with Western Front’s content writer and editor, Trey Le, to screen excerpts of the work and discuss the approaches employed in his filmmaking and artistic practice.
The event is also available for livestream here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/archives-access-jayce-salloum-tickets-1076833751739?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
303 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V5T 1S1
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