States of Confinement

26 to 29 November, 2020, at Granderson Lab

Curated by Adeline Gregoire 

States of Confinement seeks to explore the various states — physical, psychological, geographical, real or perceived as, and imagined — of confinement, experienced during the worldwide pandemic of Covid-19 in 2020.

 

Upon examination of the colonial history of confinement/isolation and associated violence (ref. slave punishment archives, use of metal masks; isolation as torture) — are some societies more “ tolerant” of the confinement directive, while others more resistant (ref. US, EU protests as responses to the confinement directive) to what could be seen as another form of structural violence (carried out by the state)?

 

Could prolonged confinement/isolation/distance destroy social fabric? And what is this new normal and the new way of being? 

 

In as much as the exhibition is an attempt to document this critical period in time, the selection of works is meant to engage reflection on confinement as an accumulation of states: a geographic location; mental/psychological states; status quo; a preventative measure or method of control; a means to protect and save populations. Iterations of confinement (directed, self-imposed…) would be also examined, in addition to the possible ripple effects (re)created by confinement on individual, structural and societal levels.

 

Finally, the selected works hope to provide stimulus for a series of interrogations on relationships of the human-human/ human-system/human-nature; on themes of permanence vs. transience and metamorphosis.

 

Participating artists:

Shannon Alonzo / Sabrina Charran / Maria Diaz / Sarah Knights / Alicia Milne / Luis Vasquez La Roche / Rodell Warner

See web version here

States of Confinement / CULTUREEGO

OPEN from 5 to 9 PM  / 

 

Zane Rodulfo and Rodell Warner: Fractals

Tuesday 24 November, 2020, 8 pm, at Granderson Lab

 

Fractals is a live electro-acoustic, multimedia performance by Trinidadian drummer and composer Zane Rodulfo in collaboration with visual artist Rodell Warner. Using sensory percussion drum triggers to improvise with electronic sounds, Rodulfo will manipulate and trigger Rodell’s video artwork along with archival video. The videos will be projection-mapped on Granderson Lab’s building exterior by North Eleven. The public is invited to drive or walk by the building to experience the performance, while observing COVID-19 protocols.

The performance is made possible thanks to Granderson Lab, a project of Alice Yard, with support from CATAPULT | A Caribbean Arts Grant — a COVID-19 relief programme conceptualised by Kingston Creative (Jamaica) and Fresh Milk (Barbados) and funded by the American Friends of Jamaica | The AFJ (USA).

Zane Rodulfo is a Trinidadian drummer and composer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He completed graduate study in jazz studies at New York University and holds Bachelor of Music degrees in both jazz performance and ethnomusicology from the Oberlin Conservatory Of Music. He has opened for great musicians such as Stevie Wonder, and has performed at illustrious venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note. www.zanerodulfo.com

Amir Hall: Pray Daddy: The Prayer

Saturday 7 November, 2020, 7 pm, online
Supported by Alice Yard

Stand-up comedian, gaza man, college graduate, grieving son — these are the voices that echo throughout Pray Daddy: The Prayer, a digital freedom ritual that explores the liberatory power of embodied truth-telling and loving witness for folks of marginalized identity; the black, the poor, and the LGBTQ+.

A coming-out letter in spirit, this digital performance interrogates Amir Hall’s and his father’s experiences of conventional masculinity, challenging the bounds and permeability of gender as it operates in the Caribbean space. It is the cartography of a new man, the one unknown to us, the one that flies.

Pray Daddy: The Prayer, directed by Xoë Sazzle and collaboratively designed with Nigel Williams and Omar Jarra, with vocal training and performance by Stephanie Joseph, costume by Reuben Gonzales, styling by Suelyn Choo, and video by Elechi Todd, will be performed next on 7 November, 2020, at 7 pm AST (Trinidad)/6PM EST digitally via Twitch. Reserve your space here. Or tune in by clicking this link.