Khalid Albaih: Camp / Wall / Flock
Romanian born, Qatari raised, Sudanese artist Khalid Albaih currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark where he is the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) PEN Artist-in-Residence. Internationally known for his politically engaged art, Albaih presents Camp / Wall / Flock, his largest installation to date, which builds upon previous work engaging refugees in Denmark. For this exhibition, Albaih highlights the largest population demographics of Jacksonville's refugee community and also the city, the most diverse in the state of Florida, as a point of entry into the United States of America.
Taking inspiration from a design posted on Twitter by President Donald Trump for a wall to be built along the Southern border, Albaih divides the Atrium Gallery in half, emblematic of the current national and international immigration debate. On one side of the wall, life-sized passport 'tents' form an encampment - temporary, clustered, and containing. On the other side, the passports are inverted, becoming birds 铿俹cking and 铿倅ing freely. Upon entering the exhibition, viewers choose which side of the Atrium they will enter. The placement of the wall prompts re铿俥ction upon ideas surrounding immigration, migration, identity, displacement, freedom of movement, and home. In this environment, Camp / Wall / Flock provides a welcome opportunity for unmediated contemplation and a platform for sensitive, productive dialogue about an issue directly impacting our community today.
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Romanian born, Qatari raised, Sudanese artist Khalid Albaih currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark where he is the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) PEN Artist-in-Residence. Internationally known for his politically engaged art, Albaih presents Camp / Wall / Flock, his largest installation to date, which builds upon previous work engaging refugees in Denmark. For this exhibition, Albaih highlights the largest population demographics of Jacksonville's refugee community and also the city, the most diverse in the state of Florida, as a point of entry into the United States of America.
Taking inspiration from a design posted on Twitter by President Donald Trump for a wall to be built along the Southern border, Albaih divides the Atrium Gallery in half, emblematic of the current national and international immigration debate. On one side of the wall, life-sized passport 'tents' form an encampment - temporary, clustered, and containing. On the other side, the passports are inverted, becoming birds 铿俹cking and 铿倅ing freely. Upon entering the exhibition, viewers choose which side of the Atrium they will enter. The placement of the wall prompts re铿俥ction upon ideas surrounding immigration, migration, identity, displacement, freedom of movement, and home. In this environment, Camp / Wall / Flock provides a welcome opportunity for unmediated contemplation and a platform for sensitive, productive dialogue about an issue directly impacting our community today.
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