To be beside yo urself. To think of others\, besides yourself. To feel outside yourself. W e are in interaction with an affective field\, the body a surface of intens ities\, the brain translating these\, at times\, as emotions or feelings. A rtworks have the capacity to move us\, and artworks contain much that resis ts interpretation. The ‘emotional turn’ in art might stem from the realizat ion that the experience of the body means something\, especially in its con nection to the surrounding world – how relations between things\, object\, beings\, and events\, assemblages of materials and entities external to our selves\, have potential for sparking new affective relations. Feeling the b ody destabilized and decentered can bring one closer to demystifying the ’p rimacy of the subject\,’ a position upon which oppressive\, alienating stru ctures continue to capitalize. We have come to realize that to be affected and to have the capacity to affect figures largely around questions of agen cy\, and trying to come to terms with what lies beyond our knowledge can be of the utmost urgency. Beside yourself reflects on the potential of artwor ks as they exist in affective relation to us.
Sean Alward\, Lorna Brown\, Christina Dixon & Woojae Kim\, Evan French\, Kristina Fiedrich\, Jordy Hamilton\, Vanessa Kwan\, Randy Lee Cutl er\, Lyse Lemieux\, Kelly Lycan\, Elizabeth Milton\, Erdem Tasdelen\, Howie Tsui and Elizabeth Zvonar.
Exhibition curated by Marina Roy.
AHVA Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday\, 12 - 4 pm. Closed Holida ys.
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