Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present

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Uprooted(2020–2022)

Doris Salcedo
Uprooted, 2020–2022
804 dead trees and steel ; 3000 x 650 x 500 cm.
Installation view: Sharjah Biennial 15, Kalba Ice Factory, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.

Talk Description

Doris Salcedo reflects on her artistic practice and conceptual methodology, focusing on her latest work commissioned for SB15. The Colombian-born visual artist and sculptor discusses her prolific artistic practice spanning more than three decades. Her work is deeply rooted in the traumatic history of modern-day Columbia, as well as other injustices and traumas stemming from colonialism, racism, forced migration and state violence globally. Often composed of found objects or everyday domestic items, her sculptures embody a sense of trauma and loss.

Speaker

Doris Salcedo – Artist

Interviewer

Octavio Zaya – Independent curator and art writer

Registration

This discussion will be held at 5:30 pm Gulf Standard Time (GST).
This discussion will take place via Zoom and will be held in English.

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