Abu Dhabi Art Report
As with almost everything else in 2020, safety concerns caused the 12th edition of Abu Dhabi Art to migrate to an online-only digital format. Visionary London-based curator Rose Lejeune, however, was unperturbed. An expert in the development of new distribution infrastructures and with a specific interest in context-based, social, and performative practices, she was determined to devise a program that would transcend the limitations of lockdown and allow artists and audiences to connect in a meaningful way. Having seen a Broomx MK360 in action just a few months prior, she knew she had the answer.
In the Round
“In the Round” featured four new performance works by artists Alice Theobald, Nástio Mosquito, Maitha Abdalla, and Raed Yassin filmed in 360 degrees in London, Lisbon, Abu Dhabi, and Berlin. Broomx MK360s displayed the films at Manarat Al Saadiyat during the fair and at a pop-up event hosted by Pi Artworks in London, UK. For us, it was a privilege to work with Rose and each of the artists and to support this vital cultural exchange through such testing times.
Alice Theobald,
Ballad of Simple Women, 2020
Alice Theobald’s Ballad of Simple Woman was filmed at The Albany Theatre, Deptford, before the second national lockdown in the UK. The work forms part of Theobald’s ongoing exploration into the nature of performance and the desire for authenticity, experimenting with the 360 degrees theatre-in-the-round.
Alice Theobald,
Ballad of Simple Women, 2020
Alice Theobald’s Ballad of Simple Woman was filmed at The Albany Theatre, Deptford, before the second national lockdown in the UK. The work forms part of Theobald’s ongoing exploration into the nature of performance and the desire for authenticity, experimenting with the 360 degrees theatre-in-the-round.
Raed Yassin,
Humming in Abandoned Places, 2020
Raed Yassin’s Humming in Abandoned Places was filmed in the building that was once Germany’s first lung hospital in the Autumn of 2020. The work explores the relentless passing of time, isolation, and disconnectedness faced by all living through the pandemic.
Raed Yassin,
Humming in Abandoned Places, 2020
Raed Yassin’s Humming in Abandoned Places was filmed in the building that was once Germany’s first lung hospital in the Autumn of 2020. The work explores the relentless passing of time, isolation, and disconnectedness faced by all living through the pandemic.
Nástio Mosquito,
They the Them Are We, 2020
Multimedia artist Nástio Mosquito is known for performances, videos, music and poetry that show an intense commitment to the open-ended potential of language. His new work, They the Them Are We was created in Lisbon by overlaying footage of existing works on top of one another, taking from past performance and music, and, through projecting them, creating an arena for expansion. Utilizing the full 360 degrees of the camera’s capabilities and the light of projectors, Mosquito’s actions become reflected back onto themselves to make a claustrophobic stage into which he inserts himself back in the center to create a new action.
Nástio Mosquito,
They the Them Are We, 2020
Multimedia artist Nástio Mosquito is known for performances, videos, music and poetry that show an intense commitment to the open-ended potential of language. His new work, They the Them Are We was created in Lisbon by overlaying footage of existing works on top of one another, taking from past performance and music, and, through projecting them, creating an arena for expansion. Utilizing the full 360 degrees of the camera’s capabilities and the light of projectors, Mosquito’s actions become reflected back onto themselves to make a claustrophobic stage into which he inserts himself back in the center to create a new action.
Maitha Abdalla,
Boudoir, 2020
Maitha Abdalla’s Boudoir is set in the shell of a building that was once a home and now stands abandoned to the surrounding desert. Filmed in Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates, Abdalla’s work explores the notion of sin and the cultural beliefs that dictate behaviors in harsh physical environments.
Maitha Abdalla,
Boudoir, 2020
Maitha Abdalla’s Boudoir is set in the shell of a building that was once a home and now stands abandoned to the surrounding desert. Filmed in Ras Al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates, Abdalla’s work explores the notion of sin and the cultural beliefs that dictate behaviors in harsh physical environments.
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