KIMSOOJA AT THE MUSEUM HET VALKHOF, NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS
MOVING STORIES, 10 FEB - 30 SEP 2022
This group exhibition explores the reasons for leaving home, creating a parallelism between the migrants of the 21st century and the ones of two thousand years ago. The Limes, the Roman border in the province of Lower Germania, is the trigger of this project.
© Flip Franssen
© Flip Franssen
© Flip Franssen
“Homeland is not a topographically definable place, but a state of consciousness and belonging”
- KimsoojaThe show creates a bond between archeology and contemporary art. Gathering around 60 archaeological objects alongside the works of invited contemporary artists such as Kimsooja, Otobong Nkanga, Mounira Al Solh, Dineo Seshee Bopape Bouchra Khalili, Jennifer Tee, Antonis Pittas, Susanne Khalil Yusef, Ni Haifeng, Tudor Bratu, Narges Mohammadi, Nicoline van Harskamp, Patricia Kaersenhout and Mayra Sérgio, ‘Moving Stories’ presents the stories of people and cultures, traditions and objects that departure from their home of origin.
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