Artists: Mariana Castillo Deball (1975, Mexico City. Lives in Berlin/Amsterdam), Heman Chong (1977, Malaysia. Lives in Berlin/Singapore), Graham Gussin (1960, London. Lives in London), Victor Man (1974, Cluj–Napoca. Lives in Cluj), Francesc Ruiz (1971 Barcelona. Lives in Barcelona/Berlin), Jordan Wolfson (1980, New York. Lives New York/Berlin) and Haegue Yang (1971 Seoul. Lives in Berlin/Seoul)
Curated by: Nav Haq (Curator, Arnolfini) and Latitudes (Max Andrews & Mariana Cánepa Luna)
'Sequelism...' is an exhibition reflecting on the future and that which is yet to happen. It looks at the political, social and ecological implications of the inexact arena of futurology: the science and interdisciplinary practice of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures from the present.
The future is commonly manifested in popular cultural forms,
including science fiction, yet how might we look beyond the present
without recourse to established genres? To what extent does strategic
foresight affect our understanding of the now, the ‘then’ or the ‘when’?
Is the future a culturally specific phenomenon, that is inherently
Western in its gaze and orientation? + info...
This is the first in a trilogy of Sequelism exhibitions, with Part 2 in 2010. More on http://futurologyprogramme.org/
Arnolfini, Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA, UNITED KINGDOM
Opens: 10am-6pm Tues-Sun & Bank Holiday Mondays. Closed Mondays. Free entrance
'Sequelism' is generously supported by the Institut Ramon Llull and the Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural en el Exterior (SEACEX), IFA and the National Arts Council Singapore.
