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Othello De'Souza-Hartley, from Absence (triptych). From the commission Blind, but I can See, 2020. Commissioned by Autograph for Care I Contagion I Community — Self & Other.
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Dexter McLean, Kamahl, from the commission Untitled, 2020. Commissioned by Autograph for Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other
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Silvia Rosi, from the commission Neither Could Exist Alone, 2020. Commissioned by Autograph for Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other.
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Silvia Rosi, from the commission Neither Could Exist Alone, 2020. Commissioned by Autograph for Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other
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Aida Silvestri, Tobacco, from the commission Contagion Colour on the Front Line, 2020 Commissioned by Autograph for Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other
Exhibition
Care | Contagion | Community – Self & Other
12 Apr 2022 – 9 Jul 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Free admission
Address
- Centenary Square
- Bradford
- BD1 1SD
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- For further information on local bus routes and times please visit the Metro website (www.wymetro.com).
- By rail and bus Bradford Interchange is five minutes walk away from Impressions Gallery, with rail, bus and taxi services all under one roof. Bradford Interchange is only a 20-minute direct journey from Leeds station with links to the rest of the country.
Continuing our season of reflection on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, we present Care | Contagion | Community – Self & Other an Autograph touring exhibition and commissioning project.
About
As we face the emotional, physical, economic, psychosocial, and other consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and consider new ways of being in this time of global crisis, the notion of community and care is more pertinent than ever. Autograph commissioned ten visual artists – Mohini Chandra, Poulomi Desai, Joy Gregory, Othello De’Souza-Hartley, Sonal Kantaria, Ope Lori, Dexter McLean, Karl Ohiri, Silvia Rosi and Aida Silvestri – to create new work responding to the wider contexts of Covid-19, looking closely at their immediate environments. Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other is a wide-ranging reflection on the global impact of Covid-19.
Autograph states “Located as the symbolic bond between care and community, the word ‘contagion’ – its original meaning being ‘together’, and ‘to touch’ – evokes images of close contact, as well as ideas of potential exposure and transmission. What are the new implications of touch, of close relationships between the self and the other, or the lack thereof in a time of isolation and separation? How might we be better together as a community in the future? How to protect those who risk their lives in their commitment to care for others, working on multiple frontlines? What kinds of support structures might we need, to help us navigate such unprecedented times, both collectively and individually?”
The diverse range of works created for Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other include a conceptual equation for humanity; intricate visual diaries; photo-action-paintings highlighting the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on communities of colour and essential workers; performative self-portraits; and experimental imagery inoculated with mould and bacterial growth, metaphors for the economics of care and control.
The interdisciplinary artworks the artists produced represent thoughtful reflections on changing conditions of existence: generous invitations for us to think about what it means to be human and to care for one another. Using primarily photography and video, the artists reflect both carefully and critically – and often very personally – on the impact of the pandemic, exploring ideas of loss, family, home, belonging and diaspora while considering different lived experiences, and the inevitability of change.
Autograph also invited ten writers – each paired with one of the artists – to produce a short essay contextualising the artworks; including Impressions’ director, Anne McNeill, who wrote about Joy Gregory’s commission Madam Photo.
Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other is an Autograph touring exhibition curated by Renée Mussai, Mark Sealy and Bindi Vora.
