Tate Visit 1


We began this week by going to the Tate modern with the objective of beginning to think about our sound projects and the topic of dissent. We then went again on Friday to start preparing for the exhibition review essay that we will have to hand in November.

On Monday I looked around all of the free rooms and exhibitions. I took some pictures and made of a note of any pieces that left an impact on me or that I thought could be relevant to the theme of dissent. Particularly for sound design I thought the Babel tower byTh Cieldel Meireles. This was an installation comprised of several radio all tuned to different stations to represent the allegory of babel in the Bible.
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/meireles-babel-t14041

 I made a note of the particular rooms and artists that were interesting to me and I noticed I was particularly interested in artists that focussed on cultural identity or issues to do with race. Examples include a series by Carrie Mae Weems about slavery and John Akonfrah's 'The Unfinished Conversation',this was a collection of three archival documentaries playing simultaneously. The latter resonated with me particularly as it touched upon the evolution of being a coloured child in Britain and how it's changed since the 40's till now.As a person of colour growing up in Britain,I definitely related to how children of colour perceive success and how they value themselves based on the 'white perception' of success. After researching John Akonfrah I found out that the Barbican will be exhibiting another one of his films called 'Purple' in October.

Here is a list of the artists that most interested me whilst I was in the gallery.



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