FIELDS OF VISION
Fields of Vision, highlights creative solutions spearheaded by three US-based artists: Ai Xia, Jamica El and Alfredo Salazar-Caro. The exhibition will equip visitors with a range of strategies to reposition themselves to their means of production, and their relationship with society and nature for more sustainable futures.
A Moment in Eternity, 2023, by Ai Xia an interactive media artist and game designer, is a mixed reality experience created in the aftermath of a work-related injury. It addresses, amongst other topics, human strengths and limitations in the context of an internalized pressure of productivity. The work serves as a powerful, meditative tool creating space and time to regain the purpose of self and one’s footprint.
Jamica El artist, researcher and founder of Muvaboard, in her installation The Waiting Room Experience, 2034, presents the audience with a new quality to the one usually associated with hospital and administrative waiting rooms. Instead of a space that can be draining, El designs an area where communities have an opportunity to recharge, reflect and share ideas and strategies for their future. In the Afrofuturistic spirit, the future is understood here as a field of regained opportunities rather than decay.
Alfredo Salazar-Caro a creator and world-builder, contributes to the exhibition Biocompatible Architecture, 2024, a mixed-media installation featuring architectural visualisations and 3D prints made of locally sourced clay. The work is an outcome of several research trips, where he learned about ancestral traditions of making housing from locally sourced materials. Practices that, as he points out, not only respect but also help regenerate the earth.
25th July - 19th September 2024
Blessed Foundation
6 Stannary Street
SE11 4AA London
Strategic partners: NEW INC & Goldsmiths, University of London
Image: Snapshot of A Moment in Eternity, 2023, by Ai Xia. Courtesy of the artist.