A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes at Framer Framed, installation view. Photo: (c) Eva Broekema / Framer Framed 15 Jul 2018
15:00 - 16:00
Curator tour: A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes
On Sunday 15 July, 15:00 curator Vincent van Velsen will take us on a guided tour through the exhibition A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes: A solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji. Join us to learn more about Baloji’s practice, the presented artworks, and how they reflect and intertwine several layers in the complex history of Baloji’s hometown Lubumbashi, and -country the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
On the exhibition:
A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes is a solo exhibition by artist Sammy Baloji, whose practice deals with the cultural, social, architectural and industrial heritage of his home country the DRC.
The exhibition features a combination of pre-existing and new works by the artist, spanning the mediums of installation, photography, film and archival material, presented in three separated spaces carefully designed by scenographer Jean Christophe Lanquetin. As a point of reference the works share the effect of the Belgian colonial project; and the lingering impact of large-scale mineral exploitation on the geography, infrastructure and socio-cultural structures of Congo.
Bio Vincent van Velsen:
Vincent van Velsen (1987) is an Amsterdam based writer, critic and curator with a background in art and architectural history. He regularly writes for individual artists, institutions and magazines; amongst which Frieze, Flash Art, Mousse and Metropolis M – at the latter he also holds a position as contributing editor. He curated exhibitions for Framer Framed, Castrum Peregrini, Kunsthuis SYB and Museum Flehite, among others. In collaboration with Alix de Massiac, he won the second edition of the curatorial prize of the Dutch Association of Corporate Collections (VBCN, 2014). In 2015/16 he was a resident at the Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht. Currently he is a guest resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten and working on forthcoming exhibitions for TENT, Nest, and De Brakke Grond. Van Velsen is a board member at Frontier Imaginaries and De Appel.
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Limited capacity, please reserve your spot via reserveren@framerframed.nl
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Exhibitions
Exhibition: A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes
A solo exhibition by Sammy Baloji
Agenda
Book launch: When we speak about colonisation
On the occasion of the recent publication by Faassen and Verdijk, and in the context of the running show 'A Blueprint for Toads and Snakes' by Sammy Baloji
Network
Sammy Baloji
Artist
Jean Christophe Lanquetin
Artist and scenographer
