VCUarts Qatar's 'Aghrab Idrāk: Thresholds of Perception' at Palazzo Cavanis in Venice
VCUarts Qatar showcases 'أغرب إدراك | Aghrab Idrāk: Thresholds of Perception' at Palazzo Cavanis in Venice, under the curation of Hesperia Iliadou and Chase Westfall. This exhibition includes ten interdisciplinary laboratories from the university's Institute for Creative Research, such as 'Mapping Migration Memories' by (IN)>Tangible Lab, '… and I Was Left Behind' by AlBokeh Lab, and 'Sonic Fields' by Sonic Jeel, among others. Notable works include 'The Gulf Between Us' by Water with Water and a robot by MeshLab. The event, a collateral of the Venice Biennale, is open until 22 November, and features a symposium where Dr. Matteo Giannasi explores the social aspects of perception.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: 'أغرب إدراك | Aghrab Idrāk: Thresholds of Perception'
- Venue: Palazzo Cavanis, Venice, a sixteenth-century building
- Curators: Hesperia Iliadou and Chase Westfall
- Features ten interdisciplinary laboratories from VCUarts Qatar's Institute for Creative Research
- Includes works by (IN)>Tangible Lab, AlBokeh Lab, Sonic Jeel, Water with Water, xLab, TypeAraby, GA:MA lab, Boost Lab, Anthro-tech Atelier, and MeshLab
- Symposium 'Relational Ecologies: Perception, Mobility, and Collective Form' held as part of the event
- Collateral event of the Venice Biennale, aligning with theme 'In Minor Keys'
- Runs until 22 November
Entities
Artists
- Hesperia Iliadou
- Chase Westfall
- Maysaa Almumin
- Dr Matteo Giannasi
- Latifa Al Ali
- Alaa Albarazy
- Maha AlMarri
- Sara Al Naimi
- Alanood Al Thani
- Aspa Chatziefthimiou
- Raviv Cohen
- Fatima Dauleh
- Louis-Philippe Demers
- Guillaume Rouseré
- Shaima Sherif
- Kathyayini Dash
- Shima Aeinehdar
- Zainab Al-Shibani
- Selma Fejzulla
- Ishan Khosla
- Meera Trivedi Bandhani
- Bhavana Ajani
- Fahd Khatri
- Farheen Khatri
- Farzana Khatri
- Saleha Khatri
- Samiya Khatri
- Talha Khatri
- Shabana Manjothi
- Nuren Memon
- Rizwana Momon
- Rola Al-Soubaihi
- Levi Hammett
- Erzum Naqvi
- Sarah Elawad
- Sherifa Eletrebi
- Ali Al-anssari
- Abdulla Jassim Al-Mosallam
- Ahmad Hashim Al-Mushaddani
- Ahmad Al-Sharif
- Karmina Asaad
- Fatima Abbass
- Hind Al Saad
- Suzannah Mirghani
Institutions
- VCUarts Qatar
- Institute for Creative Research
- Museums & Exhibitions Study Society in Venice
- Canvas
- Venice Biennale
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar)
- Institute for Creative Research at VCUarts Qatar
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Dezeen
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Giudecca Canal
- Palazzo Cavanis
- Doha
- Qatar
- Bhuj
- India
- Indian Ocean