Association for Visual Arts | Unbinding Histories

Unbinding Histories | Group show | Curated by Cagla Demirbas
Artists: Alejandra Arévalo, Cagla Demirbas, Francesca Hummler, Maike Bergold, Phuong Hoang, Ronja Falkenbach, Verónica Losantos

“Do not be defeated by the Feeling
that there is too much for you to know. That
is a myth of the oppressor. You are
Capable of understanding life. And it is yours alone.
And only this time.”
- Kenneth Koch, The Art of Love: Poems

Unbinding Histories is a group exhibition featuring the works of seven international women photographers. Coinciding with Woman’s Month in South Africa, their works speak of nebulous territories that make up the human experience from a female lens. The mezzanine floor fundamentally presents the perfect analogy for the nuances inherently rooted in the narratives of this new generation of female photographers.

The seven artists met in July 2022 when they attended the Studio Vortex residency in Arles, France led by Antoine d’Agata of Magnum Photos. The exhibition chronicles the transformative journey their work has gone through in the following two years, exploring stories that exist between the boundaries of continents, countries, cultures, and even timelines. These stories, clustering around gender, identity, heritage, history, and their intersection, ultimately point out a very human desire for fiction, even if the said fiction is found within us.

This exhibition runs from 3 October 2024 - 3 January 2025.

Unbinding Histories | Group Show | Curated by Cagla Demirbas

Artists: Alejandra Arévalo, Cagla Demirbas, Francesca Hummler, Maike Bergold, Phuong Hoang, Ronja Falkenbach, Verónica Losantos

“Do not be defeated by the feeling that there is too much for you to know. That is a myth of the oppressor. You are capable of understanding life. And it is yours alone. And only this time.”
—Kenneth Koch, The Art of Love: Poems

Unbinding Histories is a group exhibition showcasing the works of seven international women photographers. Coinciding with Women's Month in South Africa, their works delve into the nebulous territories that make up the human experience from a female perspective. The mezzanine floor serves as a perfect analogy for the intricate nuances rooted in the narratives of this new generation of female photographers.

These seven artists met in July 2022 during the Studio Vortex residency in Arles, France, led by Antoine d’Agata of Magnum Photos. The exhibition chronicles the transformative journey their work has undergone over the past two years, exploring stories that exist between the boundaries of continents, countries, cultures, and even timelines. These stories, which center around gender, identity, heritage, and history, ultimately reflect a very human desire for fiction, even when that fiction is found within ourselves.

This exhibition runs from 3 October 2024 to 3 January 2025.