Mohamed Bourouissa Exhibition: "Le Miroir (The Mirror)"
Oct. 10 – Dec. 30, 2011
Gallery See | SCAD Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, Ga.Jun. 11 – Aug. 24, 2012
Moot Gallery | 292 Tai Po Road, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong,Sep. 10 – Nov. 23, 2012
La Galerie Pfriem | Rue Saint-Trophime, Lacoste,
The SCAD exhibitions department presents a solo exhibition of photographs by French artist Mohamed Bourouissa, guest curated by lecturer, art critic and independent curator Simon Njami.
"Le Miroir, The Mirror," is a way to address metaphorically any given society. In Mohamed Bourouissa's case, it is a statement on how people perceive otherness. For the mirror does not only reflect an individual image; it reflects a society in all its complexity. It shows both the unique and the multiple, and underlines the contradiction that lays in any attempt to construct an "usness". What is the image that the French society is sending to the youth of African origins? How can you define your belonging when you are trapped in preconceptions and when your loyalty to the nation that is yours is questioned all the time? Bourouissa's work explores those contradictions and, by playing with them, seeks to deconstruct the frozen image of the suspect that other has always been.
The exhibition is held in conjunction with the 2011 France Atlanta festival organized by the French Cultural Services in Atlanta.
Artist talk: Monday, Nov. 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SCAD Atlanta
Reception: immediately following from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Vernissage: Sept. 22, 6-8 p.m.
Artist talk and reception: Sept. 22, 4 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
All exhibitions, receptions and artist talk are free and open to the public.
"Le Miroir, The Mirror," is a way to address metaphorically any given society. In Mohamed Bourouissa's case, it is a statement on how people perceive otherness. For the mirror does not only reflect an individual image; it reflects a society in all its complexity. It shows both the unique and the multiple, and underlines the contradiction that lays in any attempt to construct an "usness". What is the image that the French society is sending to the youth of African origins? How can you define your belonging when you are trapped in preconceptions and when your loyalty to the nation that is yours is questioned all the time? Bourouissa's work explores those contradictions and, by playing with them, seeks to deconstruct the frozen image of the suspect that other has always been.
Gallery See
The exhibition is held in conjunction with the 2011 France Atlanta festival organized by the French Cultural Services in Atlanta.
Artist talk: Monday, Nov. 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., SCAD Atlanta
Reception: immediately following from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Moot Gallery
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
La Galerie Pfriem
Vernissage: Sept. 22, 6-8 p.m.
Artist talk and reception: Sept. 22, 4 p.m.
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
All exhibitions, receptions and artist talk are free and open to the public.
Links
- SCAD press release (Aug. 16, 2012): SCAD announces exhibitions schedule for Summer and Fall
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