SB15 tour: Al Mureijah Square
Photos and information of artworks at Al Mureijah Square. SB15, 7 February - 11 June 2023. Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi, based on a concept by Okwui Enwezor.
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Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation. 2022–2023
From ‘Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation’, 2022–2023
Living apothecary: selection of plants and painted contour lines on plastered wall
Annalee Davis is a Barbadian visual artist whose practice combines history and biography in her discussions of ‘post-plantation economies’. Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation (2022–2023) is a site-specific installation involving the steady transformation of the Bait Al Hurma courtyard into a sanctuary and living apothecary, made in collaboration with Yoeri Guépin and others. The space features a suite of embroidered drawings mirroring the densely layered garden.
A Blessing for Disalienation (2023), a soundtrack of spoken words; a seed repository, reading material and tea service. Referencing marginal lands within plantantions given to enslaved people for sustenance which became sites of resistance, this plot acknowledges the biosphere’s regenerative capacity.
(Text at the exhibition. © Sharjah Art Foundation)
Venues: Bait Al Hurma and Bait Abdul Raheem Jasim
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Photos and information of artworks at Al Mureijah Square. SB15, 7 February - 11 June 2023. Curator: Hoor Al Qasimi, based on a concept by Okwui Enwezor.