Curated by:
Deiara Kouto
Rafael Kouto
Deiara Kouto
Rafael Kouto
An Elusive Elsewhere features installations by Adji Dieye, Ayomide Tejuoso Plantation, Okra Collective, and Pablo Rezzonico Bongcam. The title of the exhibition describes the condition of people living the experience of the diaspora, who embark on an identitary and geographical belonging research due to their roots, confronting thus a migratory past, and the concepts of nationality and authenticity.
An Elusive Elsewhere therefore explores the condition of people from a diaspora, whose situation is to belong to multiple places and, at the same time, to none. This collective exhibition seeks, through visual arts, installations, and sound, to give space to artists with a migration background, who speak of this fragmentation of places and voices and discuss their relationship with identity. Starting from the collective dimension and moving to a more personal and intimate one, the reality of living in multiple cultures simultaneously is depicted through objects tied to memories. The project sees the collaboration of Luminanza, an association that promotes contemporary Swiss playwriting in Italian.
