After the Mediterranean: Eight Artists Confront the Sea at Hauser & Wirth Menorca
Hauser & Wirth Menorca presents 'After the Mediterranean', a group exhibition curated by Oriol Fontdevila on Illa del Rei. The show features eight artists exploring ecological and political dimensions of the Mediterranean Sea through sculpture, photography, installation, and performance. Works include Adjoa Armah's fossil-like sculptures and glass vessels with island sand, Erola Arcalís's abstract photographic series 'Shipwreck Studies' (2017–22), Laia Estruch's kite tied to trees, Huniti Goldox's cinematic CGI installation 'Rising up from Halite' (2023), Omar Mismar's photographs of war-damaged windows, Sara Ouhaddou's forensic tables addressing artefact repatriation, and Abi Shehu's absurdist pieces. The exhibition runs until 29 October 2023.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'After the Mediterranean' at Hauser & Wirth Menorca on Illa del Rei
- Curated by Spanish researcher and writer Oriol Fontdevila
- Features eight artists: Adjoa Armah, Erola Arcalís, Laia Estruch, Huniti Goldox, Omar Mismar, Sara Ouhaddou, Abi Shehu, and Francesco Petro (referenced in a photograph)
- Adjoa Armah creates Franz West-like fossils and glass vessels with coloured sand from the island
- Erola Arcalís presents 'Shipwreck Studies' (2017–22), abstract photographic works without horizon
- Laia Estruch's 'Kite 2' (2023) is tied to trees, activated by performances
- Huniti Goldox (Areej Huniti and Eliza Goldox) shows 'Rising up from Halite' (2023), a CGI installation
- Omar Mismar displays photographs of windows from war-affected areas
- Sara Ouhaddou's 'I Give You Back What’s Mine / You Give Me Back What’s Yours' (2020) addresses artefact repatriation
- Abi Shehu's works explore unrepresentable dimensions of people and places
- Exhibition runs until 29 October 2023
- Review first appeared in Canvas 108: The Root of It All
Entities
Artists
- Adjoa Armah
- Erola Arcalís
- Laia Estruch
- Areej Huniti
- Eliza Goldox
- Omar Mismar
- Sara Ouhaddou
- Abi Shehu
- Francesco Petro
- Gerhard Richter
- Rinus van de Velde
- Franz West
- Oriol Fontdevila
Institutions
- Hauser & Wirth
- Canvas
Locations
- Menorca
- Spain
- Illa del Rei
- Mediterranean Sea