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On The Move: Art as Process
Process鈥搕he 鈥渉ow鈥� of artmaking鈥搃s one of the most mercurial aspects of creative production. Finding a process that works is the cornerstone of productivity; yet artists struggle to identify it, articulate it, and reflect on it. Historically, the question that critics and audiences love to ask of artists鈥斺�渉ow did you make this?鈥濃�攈as been a carefully guarded mystery, and is difficult to answer. The artistic process often verges far from transparency, consistency, and linearity, and any question of 鈥渉ow鈥� often opens onto another complex question of intentionality鈥搕he 鈥渨hy鈥� of artmaking.
This exhibition excavates the process of process, asking how artworks evolve before they reach a 鈥渇inished鈥� state. The five participating artists have reflected on their own processes of making, revealing an understanding of process that is as much about problem finding as it is problem solving. For each person, process involves negotiating between idea and material; at times, it is the process itself that becomes the finished work. A leitmotif linking their diverse practices is a curiosity about the time it takes to produce: from inspiration, to reiteration, to failure and resolution. Taken together, the works demonstrate perhaps the most important thing about a process: to trust it.
The exhibition will include the activation of exhibited elements, and invite conversations about process between the artists and the broader creative community in the UAE.
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Process鈥搕he 鈥渉ow鈥� of artmaking鈥搃s one of the most mercurial aspects of creative production. Finding a process that works is the cornerstone of productivity; yet artists struggle to identify it, articulate it, and reflect on it. Historically, the question that critics and audiences love to ask of artists鈥斺�渉ow did you make this?鈥濃�攈as been a carefully guarded mystery, and is difficult to answer. The artistic process often verges far from transparency, consistency, and linearity, and any question of 鈥渉ow鈥� often opens onto another complex question of intentionality鈥搕he 鈥渨hy鈥� of artmaking.
This exhibition excavates the process of process, asking how artworks evolve before they reach a 鈥渇inished鈥� state. The five participating artists have reflected on their own processes of making, revealing an understanding of process that is as much about problem finding as it is problem solving. For each person, process involves negotiating between idea and material; at times, it is the process itself that becomes the finished work. A leitmotif linking their diverse practices is a curiosity about the time it takes to produce: from inspiration, to reiteration, to failure and resolution. Taken together, the works demonstrate perhaps the most important thing about a process: to trust it.
The exhibition will include the activation of exhibited elements, and invite conversations about process between the artists and the broader creative community in the UAE.
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