Images that Take, Images that Give plays with ideas of perspective and digital tech, to March 27 at the Audain Gallery
Egyptian artist-in-residence Heba Y. Amin joins forces with SFU students on a multifaceted exhibit
The Audain Gallery at SFU Woodward’s presents Images that Take, Images that Give until March 27
THERE ARE JUST A FEW days left to catch SFU’s Audain Visual Artist in Residence presentation, a multifaceted show that plays with ideas around digital technology, perspective, and the ability of art to bring about change.
On show until March 27 on a by-registration basis, Images that Take, Images that Give is the first show that SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts has been able to present for in-person viewing. The project is on display as a part of the Audain Visual Artist in Residence program, in which Egyptian artist Heba Y. Amin has joined forces with SFU professor Sabine Bitter, MFA candidate Aakansha Ghosh, and the students of SFU’s third-year visual art cohort.
The work questions whether art can, and should be expected to, create change in our society. Exploring themes such as surveillance and perception, Images that Take, Images that Give comments on power of images in language, culture, and political resistance. Because it was cultivated largely via a virtual platform, the project also investigates the influence of images in the digital sphere.
This term’s visiting artist Amin brings her extensive experience in visual art to the spotlight with this project. As the cofounder of artistic lab Black Athena Collective and curator of contemporary Arab art magazine MIZNA journal, Amin’s work touches on political discourses and concepts of mobilization. She currently teaches at Bard College Berlin, and sits on the board of the Journal of Digital War.
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