
Zinnia Naqvi
An Exotic Bird Does Not Tweet, 2019
vidéo
5min 23 s
5min 23 s
Ed. 3 + 2 AP
Series: Yours to discover
Copyright The Artist
$ 3,000.00
Dans cette oeuvre, nous voyons les mains de l'artiste jouant au jeu populaire Jenga. Dans ce jeu, les joueurs doivent délicatement retirer des blocs tout en essayant de garder la...
Dans cette oeuvre, nous voyons les mains de l'artiste jouant au jeu populaire Jenga. Dans ce jeu, les joueurs doivent délicatement retirer des blocs tout en essayant de garder la structure principale intacte. En arrière-plan, nous voyons une image de la ligne d'horizon de Toronto et des blocs colorés pour enfants. Le geste de ce jeu est utilisé comme une métaphore pour essayer de réussir dans sa carrière tout en s'éparpillant.
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In this video we see the hands of the artist playing the popular game Jenga. In this game, players must delicately pull-out blocks while attempting to keep the main structure intact. In the background we see an image of the Toronto skyline and colourful children's blocks. The gesture of this game is used as a metaphor for trying to succeed in one's career while spreading themselves very thin.
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Yours to Discover (2019 - ongoing) looks at found photographs of Naqvi’s family visiting popular tourist destinations in Ontario as a means of understanding and re-examining commonly accepted ideals of Canadian culture. The images in the forefront are of the artist’s family, taken in the late 1980s when they were considering the prospect of immigrating to Canada.
Naqvi examines three specific sites and the way they have been staged to educate the public on Canadian ideals and values. At Niagara Falls, we witness the greatness and superior force of Canadian natural phenomena; at the CN Tower we understand new technological and architectural advancement, and at Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, we observe miniature examples of what is deemed to be ideal models of Canadian living and communities.
Within the larger photo frame, Naqvi creates her own stage and pairs different symbols which point to her findings and interpretations. She pairs artifacts from her childhood, research materials, excerpts from the family album, and board games which have similar educational values to the ones we are meant to gain from visiting these tourist destinations. These images are created within the home-studio, a site in which Naqvi studies these photos from her family album and interprets what it means to be an acceptable Canadian citizen.
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In this video we see the hands of the artist playing the popular game Jenga. In this game, players must delicately pull-out blocks while attempting to keep the main structure intact. In the background we see an image of the Toronto skyline and colourful children's blocks. The gesture of this game is used as a metaphor for trying to succeed in one's career while spreading themselves very thin.
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Yours to Discover (2019 - ongoing) looks at found photographs of Naqvi’s family visiting popular tourist destinations in Ontario as a means of understanding and re-examining commonly accepted ideals of Canadian culture. The images in the forefront are of the artist’s family, taken in the late 1980s when they were considering the prospect of immigrating to Canada.
Naqvi examines three specific sites and the way they have been staged to educate the public on Canadian ideals and values. At Niagara Falls, we witness the greatness and superior force of Canadian natural phenomena; at the CN Tower we understand new technological and architectural advancement, and at Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village, we observe miniature examples of what is deemed to be ideal models of Canadian living and communities.
Within the larger photo frame, Naqvi creates her own stage and pairs different symbols which point to her findings and interpretations. She pairs artifacts from her childhood, research materials, excerpts from the family album, and board games which have similar educational values to the ones we are meant to gain from visiting these tourist destinations. These images are created within the home-studio, a site in which Naqvi studies these photos from her family album and interprets what it means to be an acceptable Canadian citizen.
Literature
Esse, Issue 104Sabord, Issue 120, monuments