Opening: Saturday September 16th 11am
According to Walter Benjamin, every image bears more of the past and the future than the subject that looks at it. Along this line, our gaze updates what we see, challenges and re-signifies it, leaves us perplexed. Following this path of reflection, this exhibition offers unexpected interventions that seek to surprise viewers when they discover that, among the furniture and other decorative objects that inhabit the Taranco Palace, there are some pieces that, while they may be part of the imaginary of the house, also introduce other symbolic horizons.
Thus, the selected artists emerge as "intruders", "outsiders", infiltrating the spaces with their works, temporarily inhabiting the halls, the rooms, the corridors, and even the kitchen. This serves as an invitation to revisit the Palace and rediscover what has always resided there but now seen through contemporary pieces, and to reimagine it from other perspectives that bring the house’s memory into a vibrant present.
The journey starts with Saad Al Howede's neon piece at the garden-house boundary. Gabriela Golder's unsettling video, features the sound of breaking dishes in the dining room. Meanwhile, Saeed Gamhawi, Bruna Esposito, and Sara Abdu infuse their dreams and fantasies into the private area of the palace on the second floor.
Diana B. Wechsler
Image: Saad Alhowede, The Creed of Abraham, 2023. Fotografía: Millat Ibrahim
