Unerasable Memories
A Historic Look at the Videobrasil Collection. Conflictual episodes of history based on the personal perspectives of renowned artists. Curator: Agustín Pérez Rubio.
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The Loudest Muttering Is Over: Documents from The Atlas Group Archive, 2003
Video, 1h13’18”. Performance recording
Recording director: André Finotti
In this lecture-performance presented at the 14th International Electronic Art Festival Sesc_Videobrasil, Walid Raad introduces The Atlas Group, an imaginary research foundation which provides “elucidative views of recent Lebanese history and the Palestinian conflict from a non-Westernized perspective,” in his own words. The artist comments on archives culled from the collection of photographic images, notepads, films, and memories supposedly amassed by the group, and presents fictional characters such as Fadl Fakhouri, a specialist in Lebanese history. Developed between 1989 and 2004, and presented at Documenta11 and the Venice Biennale, the project discusses the connections between art, archive, and history.
Walid Raad is a media artist and an assistant professor of art with Cooper Union (New York, USA). Raad’s works to date include video, photography, and literary essays. His media works have been shown at Documenta11 (Kassel), The Venice Biennale, The Whitney Biennial (New York), and numerous venues in Europe, The Middle East, and North America. Walid Raad is also a member of the Arab Image Foundation (www.fai.org.lb) and a founding member of The Atlas Group (www.theatlasgroup.org).
© Photo: André Finotti
A Historic Look at the Videobrasil Collection. Conflictual episodes of history based on the personal perspectives of renowned artists. Curator: Agustín Pérez Rubio.