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http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/bani-abidi-p611421
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon 30 Jan 2012
Pub Date:
Thu, 11/24/2011 - 11:39Category:
ExhibitionSite Structure:
Tourism and travelSummary:
Bani AbidiDate start:
Fri, 11/11/2011 - 00:00Date end:
Sun, 02/12/2012 - 23:59xcal location:
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/bani-abidi-p611421 xcal venue id:
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/bani-abidi-p611421xcal venue name:
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Artxcal venue region:
Tyne And Wearxcal venue postcode:
NE8 3BAxcal venue country:
United Kingdom xcal venue street:
South Shore Roadxcal venue city:
GatesheadLat:
54.96906Long:
-1.59851Description:
Working with photography, video and drawing, Pakistani artist, Bani Abidi looks at manifestations of state power and resilience in civil society. For this her first UK solo public exhibition, Abidi is presenting Section Yellow, comprising the film The Distance from Here along with several photographic series.
This recent film portrays a fraught space where people wait to submit visa applications and traces the entanglement of bureaucratic processes involved. The collective expression of patience and silence is a powerful metaphor in her work, as is the idea of crossing thresholds from one place to another. Abidi weaves an atmosphere that evokes the personal, domestic and the familiar, set against the larger tectonic forces associated with nationhood and citizenship within Pakistan today