Al Mureijah Art Spaces 1
Part 1 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.
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Venue: Bait Al Aboudi
An Opaque Wind, 2015
Mixed-media installation
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation.
The work takes as its point of departure the intertwined geo-economic history of Korea and the Gulf region since the 1970s, through which Korean labour and dreams of industrialisation lent thousands upon thousands of fathers, uncles and brothers to construct the oil infrastructure that drives today’s political economy.
A freestanding steel structure stretches across the courtyard of Bait Al Aboudi, each axis covered with corrugated plate or steel grating, creating an oscillation between transparency and opacity, openness and impenetrability. Situated within this structure and the surrounding incomplete rooms are various sculptures made from common construction elements, including industrial vents that, like Sharjah’s traditional wind towers before them, take advantage of directional winds.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
© Text: SB12 Guidebook
Part 1 of the photo tour of Sharjah Biennial 12, 5 March - 5 June 2015. Curator: Eungie Joo; Associate Curator: Ryan Inouye. 51 artists and groups.