exhibitions & events 2024
each body wakes up on a wave - Rudy Kanhye & Lauren La Rose
Glasgow Print Studio First Floor Gallery
Exhibition Runs: 07 June - 27 July, 2024
Preview: 06 June 2024
each body wakes up on a wave
Rudy Kanhye & Lauren La Rose
with Ines Gradot, Sabe Lewellyn, Aurelie Chan Hon Sen, Natasha Soobramanien & Luke Williams
Curated by Rudy Kanhye and Lauren La Rose
See works from the exhibition here
For Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art, Glasgow Print Studio is delighted to present each body wakes up on a wave, bringing together artists using diverse print and printmaking techniques to address themes of empire, migration and transcultural solidarity.
Through touch, heat, taste and play, the artists explore entanglements and tensions that characterise creole pluricultural landscapes while underscoring Mauritian diaspora as a case study for transculturalism and alterity.
Curated by Rudy Kanhye and Lauren La Rose, the exhibition intertwines new artwork, archival visuals, innovative textile installations, and photographs sourced from archives and libraries in Mauritius and the UK.
The exhibition delves into the collective memories of individuals who embody migrant communities, shedding light on diverse geopolitical narratives, systems of labour and untold new economies built by underrepresented women and their resonance within the broader experiences of diasporic individuals. each body wakes up on a wave serves as a testament to the immense power of art to challenge and enhance our understanding of contemporary life, “Art liberates what the archives obliterate”(Mauritian and French poet, Khal Torabully)
This project has been assisted by Creative Scotland, CHARTS, Aapravasi Ghat Trust, National Library of Mauritius, the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum, Pamplemouse Botanic Garden, Blue Penny Museum, Unlimited and Disability Arts Online.
See works from the exhibition here
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Image: Rudy Kanhye & Lauren La Rose, Cake Seller, 2024, screenprint. Rudy Kanhye & Lauren La Rose at GPS (photography by Fiona Watson).
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