The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents Shahzia Sikander’s work Parallax (2013); a multichannel installation composed of hundreds of digitally animated images.
As her starting point, the artist focuses on the geostrategic position of the Strait of Hormuz. Concepts such as the ideas of conflict and control emerge as the core themes of a perspective stretching from modern history to the post-colonial period. The animation simultaneously combines abstract, figurative and textual elements, emphasizing the narrative complexity of the work. The soundtrack includes six poems recited in Arabic and written specifically for the video on subjects ranging from the regional historic context to reflections on human nature. The Film & Video room of the Guggenheim Bilbao is a space permanently dedicated to video art and moving images.
Shahzia Sikander, Parallax
16 July – 22 November 2015
Guggenheim Bilbao
Avenida Abandoibarra, 2
48009 Bilbao
Spain
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