Event
Untitled (material.ii) | such tender bodies cannot bear so much pressure
04 Nov 2018
Rhubaba Gallery and Studios
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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You Know it but it Don’t Know You, Tako Taal, 2017
Exhibition
such tender bodies cannot bear so much pressure
20 Oct 2018 – 4 Nov 2018
Event times
Sat–Sun, 11—5pm or by appointment
Performances: Friday 19, Sunday 28 October and Sunday 4 November
Address
- 25 Arthur Street
- Midlothian
- Edinburgh
- EH6 5DA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus: 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25 and 49 from Central Edinburgh
- Train: Edinburgh Waverly Station
Event map
A group exhibition of work by Lauren Printy Currie, Claricia Parinussa and Tako Taal.
About
Rhubaba presents such tender bodies cannot bear so much pressure, a group exhibition that explores the language of gestures. Newly commissioned works by Lauren Printy Currie and Claricia Parinussa will be shown alongside Tako Taal’s You Know it but it Don’t Know You.
The expression of meaning through gesture can transcend the barriers of verbal and written language. Gestural patterns are learned, intentionally and unintentionally, through and for repetitive tasks in labour processes. Gestural language is also forged through daily movements that can strengthen, affirm or contest meanings in our interactions. Through different approaches to the subject, both in material and content, this exhibition invites us to consider how we learn and hold gestures in our bodies. In movement, object, and writing, such tender bodies cannot bear so much pressure will bring attention to the dissemination and use of gestures for communication and labour.
Three cumulative performances devised by Claricia Parinussa will take place during the exhibition, amongst new sculpture by Lauren Printy Currie and a film by Tako Taal made during her residency at the Gambia Hospitality Institute in 2017.
