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58ª Exposición Internacional de Arte, La Biennale di Venezia
11 mayo - 24 noviembre 2019
Artista: Nujoom Alghanem
Curadores: Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
Comisariado:
Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Con el patrocinio del Ministerio de Cultura y Desarrollo del Conocimiento de los EÁU
Sede: Arsenale - Sale d'Armi
En la 58ª Exposición Internacional de Arte de la Bienal de Venecia, el Pabellón Nacional de los EAU presenta Passage, una instalación inmersiva de dos canales de vídeo y doce canales de sonido de la artista Nujoom Alghanem. Filmada en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y en Venecia, la obra ha sido concebida y desarrollada en estrecha colaboración con los curadores Sam Bardaouil y Till Fellrath.
Nujoom Alghanem es una reconocida poetisa y cineasta y una de las principales voces de su generación. Con ocho volúmenes aclamados por la crítica publicados hasta la fecha, se destaca por sus contribuciones a las nuevas formas de lírica árabe contemporánea. Como cineasta galardonada, ha dirigido una serie de largometrajes y documentales que promueven la reflexión sobre cuestiones de género y normativas sociales.
Passage expands Nujoom Alghanem’s experimentation with contemporary Arabic poetry through the language of film. Taking her quintessential 2009 poem, The Passerby Collects the Moonlight, as a point of departure, this installation explores the universal experience of displacement.
It is structured along two distinct narratives, one “real,” the other “fictional,” which are simultaneously projected as two non-linear films on the opposite sides of the same screen. The “real” narrative depicts the endeavours of Nujoom and Amal, a Syrian actress residing in the United Arab Emirates, to create a film for the Pavilion. The “fictional” narrative is an aestheticised portrayal of Falak, a displaced woman on an arduous journey. The latter is conceived by Nujoom and played by Amal. This Brechtian conflation of reality and fiction, culminating in a scene that depicts Falak arriving to the Pavilion in Venice, prompts the viewer to consider the parallels between the film’s three main protagonists: the director, the actress and the fictional character. These three women of a similar age are connected by the experience of shared dualities: the hidden and the revealed, fragility and power, as well as belonging and displacement.
Curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath say: “In Passage, Alghanem weaves together two genres of storytelling: the ancient art of poetry, which continues to be a living art form deeply steeped within the local cultural landscape, with filmmaking, which is relatively recent within the context of the UAE. The installation explores the psychological, emotional and physical experience of displacement, a theme that underpins much of Alghanem’s practice. Through the accentuation of reality and fiction, she further implicates the viewers in one of the film’s central questions; the extent to which art is able to meaningfully impact the lives of those whose stories it seeks to tell.”
In discussing her film, artist Nujoom Alghanem says: “Through Passage, I seek to intertwine the parallels between my personal experience and the films’ two main protagonists, the actress Amal, and Falak the fictional character she portrays. The film employs the complex realities lived by many women as a vehicle to reflect, in a metaphorical manner, on some of the most pressing challenges of our time. ”
Angela Migally, Executive Director of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, commissioner of the National Pavilion UAE, says: “Nujoom’s poetry and filmmaking are renowned for their compelling narratives, and her commissioned work for the National Pavilion UAE is a powerful example. The Salama bint Hamdan Foundation tells the untold stories of the UAE through cultural projects. This important and intriguing new work explores connected yet distinct stories that are both universally relevant, and deeply rooted in the region.”
El Pabellón Nacional de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos está comisariado por la Fundación Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan y apoyado por el Ministerio de Cultura y Desarrollo del Conocimiento. Los Emiratos Árabes Unidos han participado en la Exposición Internacional de Arte de la Bienal de Venecia desde 2009 y mantienen un pabellón permanente en el Arsenale - Sale d'Armi.
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© Foto de los curadores: Cortesía del Pabellón nacional EÁU - La Biennale di Venezia
© Imágenes arriba: Nujoom Alghanem, Passage, 2019. Vistas de la instalación: Barbara Zanon; still de producción: Augustine Paredes de Seeing Things; Cortesía del Pabellón Nacional de los EÁU.