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Arash Fayez is in town, participating in the exhibition 𝗘𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿بيت الضيق يسع ألف صديق which opens on Thursday (Oct 31) at Collega (Copenhagen): https://fb.me/e/8LbIE5581
We will use this opportunity to present his video piece 𝘐 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 at Fuxia 2. The screening (11 minutes) will be followed by a conversation with the artist.
This work explores the role of music in forming a sense of belonging to a location. It portrays accounts of displacement rooted in the experience of migrants living in a new and often unfamiliar context. This video individually captures a number of characters from the migrant community of Barcelona while listening and dancing to a music of their choice in various public and private spaces. By incorporating dance as an expressive act of transformability, this piece illustrates the emotional landscape of displacement using corporal acts in a quotidian setting. The title of this video is inspired by a Persian proverb which can be translated to “dancing with whatever instrument.” This proverb is used in contexts in which there is a need to adapt to a new situation. By slightly modifying this expression to 𝘐 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨, this project points to the importance of keeping the connections with one’s roots (only one song) while using a language that could be understood worldwide (dancing). It also highlights the power of cultural exchange instead of complete assimilation as a strategy to remain connected to one’s origins while living in a new environment.
𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐳 is an artist who works with different forms of image-making and explores notions of in-betweenness. He was born in Tehran, studied fine arts at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, and currently lives in Barcelona. He recently published the monograph 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴 (Spector Books), a visual biography of his life in limbo between 2014 and 2018.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Industrigatan 17B, 212 14, Industrigatan 17B, SE-212 14 Malmö, Sverige,Malmö, Sweden
