PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Exhibitions
Fields of Vision
25 July – 19 September 2024
Fields of Vision was an exhibition by Blessed Foundation (now Autotelic Foundation), that highlighted creative solutions spearheaded by three US-based artists: Ai Xia, Jamica El and Alfredo Salazar-Caro. The exhibition equipped visitors with a range of strategies to reposition themselves to their means of production, and their relationship with society and nature for more sustainable futures.
A Moment in Eternity, 2023, by Ai Xia (an interactive media artist and game designer), was a mixed reality experience created in the aftermath of a work-related injury. It addresses, amongst other topics, human strengths and limitations in the context of an internalized pressure of productivity. The work serves as a powerful, meditative tool creating space and time to regain the purpose of self and one’s footprint.
Jamica El (artist, researcher and founder of Muvaboard), in her installation The Waiting Room Experience, 2034, presented the audience with a new quality to the one usually associated with hospital and administrative waiting rooms. Instead of a space that can be draining, El designed an area where communities have an opportunity to recharge, reflect and share ideas and strategies for their future. In the Afrofuturistic spirit, the future is understood here as a field of regained opportunities rather than decay.
Alfredo Salazar-Caro (a creator and world-builder), contributed to the exhibition Biocompatible Architecture, 2024, a mixed-media installation featuring architectural visualisations and 3D prints made of locally sourced clay. The work was an outcome of several research trips, where he learned about ancestral traditions of making housing from locally sourced materials. Practices that, as he points out, not only respect but also help regenerate the earth.
Strategic partners: NEW INC & Goldsmiths, University of London.