Tools that measure the intensity of passionate interests, 2010
Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens
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the indiscretion of number, 2010, gelatin silver print, 126x105 cm, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, courtesy of the artists
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the repetition of grammar, 2010, gelatin silver print, 126x105 cm, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, courtesy of the artists
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economy of providence, 2010, gelatin silver print, 126x105 cm, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, courtesy of the artists
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Tools that measure the intensity of passionate interests, 2010, 16 photographs, 127x106cm each, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Alfredo Rubio
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Tools that measure the intensity of passionate interests, 2010, 16 photographs, 127x106cm each, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Alfredo Rubio
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Tools that measure the intensity of passionate interests, 2010, 16 photographs, 127x106cm each, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Amina Khansaheb
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Tools that measure the intensity of passionate interests, 2010, 16 photographs, 127x106cm each, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Amina Khansaheb
the formatting of a great number of copies, 2010, gelatin silver print, 126x105 cm, Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, courtesy of the artists
Project Description
Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens’ practice is infused with a long-standing desire
to make language visible. The artists approach the language of genres, professions
and areas of specialisation as socially situated dialects, containing within them
traces of values, perspectives and experiences of their speakers. The works presented
in the Sharjah Biennial explore how desire, belief and economy are intertwined. Tools
that measure the intensity of passionate interest references emblem books printed in
Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries to render abstract and moral concepts
into signifying images.
April 2011
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
