“Helter Skelter” as selected by Basma Alsharif – NRATI
Basma Alsharif in attendance
Basma Alsharif in attendance
In conjunction with A Space’s exhibition of This Story Begins and Ends with Us, a solo show of the work of Basma Alsharif, this salon will feature selections from Helter Skelter (1974), the true crime classic, which will be offered up as a way to examine an author’s or artist’s relationship to historical detail and corresponding ideas of accuracy.
With a skillful play between moving images, text, translation and voice, the media work of Alsharif calls out the viewer’s position of watching, asking us to reconsider the certainty with which we know the world. Alsharif’s practice evinces an interest in how people relate to and internalize geopolitical shifts that occur within their lifetimes, and those they carry with them from past generations. Weaving structural visual codes with material archives, her aim is to decentralize content and produce work that operates through a multi-vantage perspective, thereby transforming information into a visceral experience.
Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Basma Alsharif spent her early childhood in France, and then immigrated to the US after being denied residency. She received an MFA from UIC in 2007 and relocated to Egypt. Alsharif has since worked between the US, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates on multi-media and single channel installation works. Alsharif’s work has shown in exhibitions and film festivals internationally.
No Reading After the Internet (Toronto) is supported by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT). Special thanks to A Space Gallery, the Images Festival, Pleasure Dome and Trinity Square Video for their support of this salon.
Thursday 12 July 2012 –
Non-members: Free
Members: Free
Location:
A Space Gallery
110 - 401 Richmond Street West
Toronto ON Canada