The Sea as Common Ground (From a Wave Point of View)
Aimée Zito Lema
tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam
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Première
- Title
- The Sea as Common Ground (From a Wave Point of View)
- Gallery
- tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam
- Year
- 2022
- Duration
- 12 min
- Format & Technical
HD, Two-Channel Video, Colour, Sound
The Sea as Common Ground (From a Wave Point of View) is a two-channel video installation in which Aimée Zito Lema excavates different histories related to the sea in Whitstable (UK) and the wider region.
Based on a series of interviews and archival documents held by the Whitstable Museum, the artist brings different subjects together in a video installation. The work weaves together a narrative of human interactions and forms of solidarity, in history and present, in specific contexts such as extreme floods, sea defense, the appropriation of land (the sea shore and its economic exploitation), and the urgent subject matter of migration. The collage of voices derives from existing stories and literature, as well as interviews collected by Zito Lema with members of the local community and specialist professionals.
Stills
Aimée Zito Lema (1982) engages in her practice with questions around social memory and the body as an agent of resistance, making use of large photographic prints, sculptural installations and video. Zito Lema often engages with archival material as starting point and inspiration for her projects. Having been born in Amsterdam and raised in Buenos Aires, the artist identifies strongly with historical narratives from both countries. Her work has been exhibited at a.o. the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (NL) (solo), the Grazer Kunstverein (AU) (solo), 2021, Frestas – Triennial of Arts of SESC, Sorocaba (BR), Eye Filmmuseum, CentroCentro in Madrid (SP) (solo); Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon (PT)(solo); Kunsthall, Trondheim (SE) 2017; MACBA, Barcelona (ES); the 11th Gwangju Biennial (ROK); Kunstmuseum Bonn (DE) and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR). Works by Aimée Zito Lema are present in international private and public collections.
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tegenboschvanvreden
- Address
- Bloemgracht 57 hs , 1016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Phone
- +31203206768
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- tegenboschvanvreden.com
tegenboschvanvreden is a contemporary art gallery representing a group of 18 international artists. The gallery has no fixed formula; it is a distinctly dynamic platform that constantly requires the revision of conceptual starting points. Since the opening of the gallery in 2009, tegenboschvanvre- den has been striving to realize specific projects and collaborations. The gallery functions, ideally, as a ‘laboratory for new ideas’. The program consists of exhibitions with young and more established international artists working in various media, most of whom have a research–based practice. Next to the exhibition program there is a side program of lectures, screenings, performances and book launches. Video art has a special place in the program of the gallery.