Footnotes to Hashem el Madani’s Studio Practices, 2018
On the opposite wall, are presented elements from a site-specific display, Footnotes to Hashem el Madani’s Studio Practices, 2018, which were initially installed directly onto the exhibition walls at New Art Exchange, Nottingham. They are presented here as detached archeological objects.
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Akram Zaatari, Footnotes to Hashem el Madani’s Studio Practices, Print transfers on gypsum board, 2018
The exhibition ultimately communicates Zaatari’s expanded definition of photography, acknowledging the fluidity while merging media and forms of production, allowing for ellipsis, short-circuits that remain crucial while reading conflicting yet shared histories.