The Broken Shell of the Hermit Crab

Exposición / Galeria Vera Cortês / Rua Joao Saraiva, 16 - 1 / Lisboa, Portugal
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Cuándo:
15 nov de 2018 - 19 ene de 2019

Inauguración:
15 nov de 2018

Comisariada por:
Samuel Leuenberger

Organizada por:
Galeria Vera Cortês

Artistas participantes:
Augustas Serapinas, Dora Budor, Jan Kiefer, Teresa Solar Abboud

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Descripción de la Exposición

Group show curated by Samuel Leuenberger with works by Dora Budor, Jan Kiefer, Augustas Serapinas and Teresa Solar. "The title of the exhibition, 'The Broken Shell of the Hermit Crab', suggests a metaphorical space space that needs simultaneously invasion and defense. The hermit crab uses empty snail shells or other hollow objects as a shelter for partial containment and protection of the body. And since their bodies are always changing and outgrowing their current habitat, the desire to conquer a new housing is a constant urge. The exhibition is bringing together the works of four international artists whose practices are driven by a conceptual approach to object making, bearing a strong interest in popular culture – notably a socially motivated and historicist research when constructing a narrative. Thinking the behavior of the hermit crab as a conceptual starting point all four artists deconstruct cultural clichés and extrapolate a new understanding of the space they investigate. A new language is being applied for the space that is inhabited, where different bodies can navigate a multitude of different environments, physically as emotionally and spiritually. These conceptual spaces are defined by a set of economies based on a unique understanding of language, well-being and prosperity." Samuel Leuenberger (extract from press release)

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